Akar umbi samarahan mahu abu bekir, sekarang giliran PBB samarahan

Beberapa kali sudah segelintir orang samarahan telah mengadakan sidang akhbar bahawa mereka mahu billionaire Dato Sri Abu Bekir Taib untuk menggantikan adiknya YB Dato Sri Sulaiman Taib sebagai calon BN untuk kawasan parlimen samarahan.

Sejurus selepas mendapat berita Setiausaha Agung Barisan Nasional Kebangsaan Tengku Adnan Mansor memaklumkan bahawa senarai calon akan diminta dari presiden-presiden parti komponen BN maka sekali lagi mereka membuat sidang akhbar mahukan Dato Sri Abu Bekir Taib menjadi calon.

Namun yang sunyi sepi sejak Dato Sri Abu Bekir Taib menyatakan kemahuan beliau memasuki politik (tahun lepas) adalah pemuda PBB Zon Samarahan.  Ini adalah sepatutnya yang menjadi 'foundation' base untuk pencalonan Dato Sri Abu Bekir Taib.  Selama ini hanya sayap Bapak dari ranting- ranting PBB Muara Tuang yang menyatakan menyokong pencalonan Dato Sri Abu Bekir Taib.  Dengan pilihanraya terlalu hampir pastilah ketua pemuda PBB Zon Samarahan Hamza Bin Ibrahim akan mengeluarkan sidang akhbar menyokong Dato Sri Abu Bekir Taib.  Dengan itu lengkaplah jentera pilihanraya Dato Sri Abu Bekir Taib.

Two weeks for BN component parties to submit list of election candidates

Borneo Post  April 16, 2012, Monday

PUTRAJAYA: Today, the Barisan Nasional (BN) will begin sending letters to leaders of component parties, requesting them to submit their list of candidates for the 13th General Election (GE).

BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said, this followed a directive by BN chairman and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Grassroots BN supporters want Bekir to be fielded in Kota Samarahan

Borneo Post April 16, 2012, Monday

REQUEST FOR BEKIR: Supporters hold banners calling for Bekir to be fielded as BN candidate for Kota Samarahan.

ASAJAYA: A group of grassroots Barisan Nasional supporters yesterday gathered at an open field here expressing their support for corporate  figure  Dato Sri Mahmud Bekir Taib to be nominated candidate for Kota Samarahan in this coming general election.

They began to gather there as early as 8am, and   displayed banners and placards carrying their request for Bekir to be the BN candidate for the seat.

The crowd dispersed about 20 minutes later.

A veteran Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) member Jais Deli, 81, said the majority of the people there, mainly farmers, were of the opinion that Bekir would make a very good MP.

He said they were confident that Bekir could bring more development to the area and continue the good work laid down by his father and former MP for the constituency, Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

“We believe Bekir is the best candidate for BN to retain the seat of Kota Samarahan in the coming election,” he said.

Meanwhile, another strong BN supporter Pon Silat, 77, concurred with Jais that Bekir  would make a good MP for this area.

According to him, Bekir has very good potential because of his many years in the top-flight corporate sector.

A fisherman Bodi Amit, 61, said putting up a candidate other than Bekir could be a wrong move, pointing out that any other candidate might not be able to ensure smooth continuity of development there.

“If that happens, the people would be very disappointed,” he said.