‘No particular threat from Wong Judat’

KUCHING: PRS views the threat posed by Meluan assemblyman Wong Judat in Julau like any threat posed by other opposition candidates in all its six seats in the upcoming 13th general election.

President Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said there was nothing so special about Wong Judat, who had since joined the so-called BN friendly party — Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) — after quitting SPDP.

“He can do whatever he wants to do. That is his right.

“As far as we are concerned, he is just another opposition candidate, though his party may claim that it’s BN friendly,” Masing told The Borneo Post here yesterday.

Wong Judat had made headlines in the media recently when he willingly gave up his post as a vice-president in SPDP just to keep his word that he would challenge Julau MP Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum if he (Salang) was re-nominated by PRS.

PRS had all along maintained that it would re-nominate Salang to defend Julau as he (Salang) was still a winnable candidate.

Masing also reiterated that PRS would keep its five other nominated candidates.

“As I have said many times, the names we have submitted six months ago still stand today regardless of what SWP claims and the public perceptions which it had created. We will stick with our list as we know best who can deliver for us,” he insisted.

Masing reiterated that both Sri Aman and Lubok Antu MPs, namely Masir Kujat and William Nyallau Badak, have a good chance to defend their respective seats.

“Contrary to what the opposition and SWP have been harping on, we still have faith in them.”

He also maintained that PRS’ only nominated candidate for Hulu Rajang is Wilson Ugak Kumbong, who is also his private secretary.

Other re-nominated candidates are Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun (Selangau) and Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang (Kanowit).

Meanwhile, Masing assured the BN top leadership that his party was in battle-ready mode and hoped that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would call for the general election soon so that it would not wane the grassroots support as many had thought that it would be held this year.

“When he says that BN is ready, we hope that we will start firing our guns soon,” added Masing.

Najib had said at the just concluded Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) 59th Annual Assembly in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend that BN must be in battle-ready mode to face the next general election.

sumber:borneopost