BN’s Karambunai candidate claims voters still fond of Najib
Incumbent Karambunai assemblyman Yakub Khan has dismissed concerns that his slim 16-vote majority in the 2020 state election, coupled with a challenge from PAS’s Aliakbar Gulasan, puts his hold on the seat at risk.
Speaking to FMT, the Barisan Nasional candidate said that many focused only on the narrow majority without considering the broader context of the contest.
“In 2020, it was my first time contesting in Karambunai. People only see the 16-vote majority, but they don’t see how I managed to reduce the opposition’s previous lead of over 5,000 votes.
“That was actually a major achievement that is often overlooked,” he said after a series of campaign events across the constituency.
Besides Aliakbar, Yakub will face off against nine other candidates in his bid to defend the seat, including Yunus Ibrahim (PBK), Matkri Kassim (PKS), Azman Fathil (GAS), Arshad Idris…
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