KUCHING: Voters should look beyond personal relationship in choosing their elected representatives during an election which is a serious matter.
Assistant Minister of Housing Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said everyone must look at elections from a broader perspective, and not put personal relationships above everything else.
“There may be cases when we have no choice but to vote against our own family members who are contesting as candidates if we know that the parties they are representing will lead us to a bleak future,” he said at a function to present land ownership offer letters to residents of Kampung Mambong affected by the clinker plant project in the village on Tuesday.
Abdul Karim stressed that election is a serious matter because it would determine the future of the nation.
“So, when casting your votes this Sunday, do not vote for the candidate just because he or she is your relative or friend. Look at their party symbol.”
Abdul Karim, who is also Asajaya assemblyman, said voters should vote for the BN in the 13th general election.
“In the case of Mambong parliamentary constituency, BN’s candidate for this area is Datuk Seri Dr James Dawos Mamit. His name on the ballot paper will appear as candidate No. 3.”
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