Talking about Samarahn which had always been the stronghold of Sarawak and Federal Governments

Recently I had mentioned to our Right Honourable Prime Minister that Samarahan, which has 2 parliamentary constituencies and 6 state constituencies, had always long been the stronghold of our State and Federal governments.

I had mentioned this in my welcoming speech during our engagement with YAB Datuk Patinggi Muhyiddin Yassin at IPG Kampus Tun Abdul Razak in Kota Samarahan yesterday and this was attributed to the close relationship, support and trust given by the diverse local communities to both governments.

In fact, our local communities here are very supportive of the governments as can be seen in each election held, Samarahan is the stronghold of the State and Federal governments. There is an interesting development in Samarahan as the relationship between the communities and governments is close which can be seen throughout the years including in our event which was attended by a diverse group of community leaders. 

The two parliamentary constituencies that are located in Samarahan namely Kota Samarahan which is being represented by Member of Parliament (MP) YB Hajah Rubiah Haji Wang and Batang Sadong which is represented by YB Datuk Seri Hajah Nancy Shukri who is also our Federal Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

The 6 state constituencies in Samarahan are Asajaya, Muara Tuang represented by YB Datuk Idris Buang, Stakan by YB Datuk Amar Mohd Ali Mahmud, Sadong Jaya by YB Ir Aidel Lariwoo, Gedong by YB Datuk Naroden Majais and Simunjan by YB Encik Awla Dris. For Sebuyau constituency it is represented by YB Datuk Julaihi Narawi which is under Batang Lupar parliamentary constituency with the voters are also staunch supporters of our governments.

In giving strength to our PM to continue leading the country, I have pointed out that Tok Abah hasdproven to be an amazing and respectable leader with strong resilience, having overcome the many changes and unprecedented challenges thrown at the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the political crisis.

He is a respectable leader because not all leaders can go through such unprecedented challenges. Only one month taking over the premiership, a global pandemic hit. After a year on, the situation has yet to be contained entirely so it is not easy to lead the country in such circumstances and more over the federal politics are also not so stable.

I have also mentioned that the State government and political parties in Sarawak will support a leader who can bring stability, unite the diverse people in such difficult circumstances, and is sincere in leadership and we can see that in our Prime Minister. It is not an easy task, we (Sarawakians) have known and seen it in Sarawak as we have gone through the upheaval in the 70s as with the many ethnics groups and religious groups, everyone wants to be seen to be better than the rest. So let’s pray that despite the challenges we all faced, the Prime Minister will be given the strength and health to continue leading the nation and the people.