Voters in Semporna will remain faithful to Barisan Nasional (BN) because since the start of the party the residents of Semporna have enjoyed the benefits of various phases of development aid, said Semporna UMNO Division acting chief Datuk Seri Nasir Sakaran.
He said in the 14th General Election (GE14), BN was confident that it would retain all the three state assembly seats in Semporna which comprised Sulabayan, Senallang and Bugaya as well as one parliamentary seat.
“At the beginning, people had assumed that the district was a ‘dark’ area (losing area) based on previous GEs, and even Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, who contested as an UMNO candidate won due to the support of the people for BN and not for personal reasons,” he said.
Nasir, who is also Senallang state assemblyman, told this to reporters after joining in ‘Jelajah Kasih’, the UMNO division’s tour programme to Pulau Selakan, Larapan, Pababag and Pulau Bait in Semporna.
When commenting on the programme, Nasir said ‘Jelajah Kasih’ was a casual effort by Semporna UMNO to get closer to the people.
“To get close to the people, we need to dispel slander and the web of deceit created by the opposition,” he said, adding that the programme also was a platform for residents to exchange ideas and share various information to come up with a solution.
