KAPIT: The BN-PBB P215 Kapit candidate Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi commenced his campaign trail at Rumah John Rabar, Sungai Sesibau in Kapit over the weekend.
A few hundred people from four longhouses namely Rumah John Ramba, Rumah Meliyu, Rumah Kiong and Rumah Unjah along Sungai Sesibau attended the ‘Malam Mesra Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat’.
Among those present at the function were Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang, Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat, political secretaries to the Chief Minister Tapa Ata and Nicholas Kudi Jantai, chairlady PBB Bukit Goram Women Wing Datin Celestine Ujang, Councillor Jackson Melintang, Penghulu Pasang Tuba, Penghulu Madang Jelani and Penghulu Daniel Dian and about 500 guests.
In his speech, Nanta disclosed that he chose Rumah John Ramba at Sungai Sesibau to start his campaign trail because the people here are his own people who migrated from Sungai
Merirai, Baleh to Kapit and settled here in the 1980s. He said they were close to his heart being own people.
“People must think very carefully who to support in politics. In the election, you not only just vote for me but vote for the government who could deliver.
Since Najib Razak becomes Prime Minister in 2009, he allocated a lot of funding to develop rural constituency and we in Kapit greatly benefited from it. Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang, Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat and myself , we offered our best to serve you because of big allocation through elected representatives. We represent the ruling government; we are able to help because of the allocation and various assistance through the ‘elected government representative”, said Nanta.
He made comparison between present Prime Minister Najib Razak and Tun Mahathir who was Prime Minister for 22 years but never visited Kapit and never allocated funds too whereas under Najib Kapit has been given millions of ringgit.
“Now under Najib, he allocated a few millions Ringgit through ‘elected peoples
representative’ and on top of that various government assistances such BRIM, I AZAM, E- Kasih, Projek Bantuan Termiskin Rumah, Rural Transformation programme, Bantuan Sekolah were introduced by Najib.
“Now, we as the ‘elected people representative’ can approve up to
RM1 million project at any time” said Nanta.
“Politics is for the people to help them to improve their quality of living, that is politics for development. Najib visited Kapit three times but Mahathir none.
“Najib approved the road
project Kapit-Song- Kanowit. Constituents must know who help them. Vote for government candidate, vote for development. I hope all of you to turn up in full force to fill the ballot paper for BN”, said Nanta.
The Chairlady of PBB Bukit Goram , Datin Angelina Celestine Ujang who also spoke at the function disclosed that women constitute 50 per cent of the voters in P215 Kapit. She said women are straight forward and loyal to the government. She appealed to them to vote for BN candidate.
All the assemblymen present also took turns to speak at the event.
