KUCHING: Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife Puan Sri Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang welcomed over 13,000 attendees at their Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) today (Apr 10).
Abang Johari pointed out the higher turnout for this year compared to last year, noting the unity among diverse communities in Sarawak.
“This turnout reflects our unity, especially with guests from different ethnic and religious backgrounds.
“This is a time when Sarawak’s communities are very cohesive, and we must preserve this unity, especially considering the divisive sentiments that are prevalent and being exploited by certain parties.
“Despite challenges, Sarawak remains resilient, as we have many initiatives to pursue, particularly in achieving our goal of being a strong region within Malaysia,” he told reporters during the event.
Abang Johari and his wife arrived at around 11.40am, where they warmly greeted the public attending the open house.
Shortly after, Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and his wife, Toh Puan Fauziah Mohd Sanusi, arrived at around 1pm.
Earlier, Abang Johari and his wife also visited the Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house hosted by Wan Junaidi and his wife held at Astana Negeri.
Also present were Deputy Premiers Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, and State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar.
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali, Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah were also present.
