Umno leader Tajuddin backs Najib’s son to run in Chini by-election
Wednesday, 03 Jun 2020 11:21 AM MYTPahang BN chief Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail earlier confirmed Umno will field a candidate in the by-election. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
“We heard rumours there is a possibility for Mohd Nizar to be fielded. He has a party position, he is the division Youth chief and is qualified to stand,” Tajuddin, who is also the chairman of Prasarana, said following a visit to the Sungai Buloh MRT depot yesterday. However, the Umno supreme council member stressed that Nizar’s purported candidacy was just speculation at this point since the BN presidential council has not yet decided.The Election Commission has set July 4 as the Chini by-election’s polling day, with June 20 as nomination day and June 30 for early voting. The state constituency became vacant after its assemblyman Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Harun died on May 7 from complications of a heart attack.
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