GEDONG: Incumbent assemblyman Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais is willing to make way for Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg to contest in Gedong in the upcoming 12th State Election.
He said this was in the interest of driving the constituency’s development at a rapid pace.
“As the people’s representative here, I feel fortunate to have received strong cooperation and support by the party committee, Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK), and various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in this area. With this, we are able to plan and develop this area.
“However, we want Gedong to not only continue to develop but we want to see its implementation accelerated so that in a short time, the impact of its development can overflow to other areas such as Samarahan, Simunjan, Sebuyau, and the interior region of Simunjan.
“Of course, all this requires greater strength, financial power, the power to approve, and so on. Only the chief minister has such power,” said Naroden, who is also Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development.
He said this at the ground-breaking ceremony of the road from Lubok Teranggas to Gedong, which was officiated at by Abang Johari at Dewan Terbuka Gedong here on Wednesday (Nov 17).
Naroden has been an assemblyman for six terms since winning in the state election in 1991.
He was Simunjan assemblyman for five terms before contesting in the new Gedong seat in the 11th state election following the re-demarcation of constituencies then.
Also present were federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri; state Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah; Assistant Minister of Infrastructure and Ports Development Datuk Julaihi Narawi; and others.
