KUCHING: All component parties of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) have given GPS Chairman and Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg the full mandate to select candidates to represent the coalition in the 13th Sarawak State Election (PRN13).

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak (PBB) Deputy President Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the mandate had been agreed upon by all GPS component parties at an earlier meeting and unanimously supported by the PBB Supreme Council.

“During a recent meeting, GPS gave the mandate to the Sarawak Premier to determine the candidates. Everyone agreed and supported giving him the full mandate to make the decisions," he said.

He spoke at a press conference after a PBB Supreme Council meeting at the PBB headquarters on Wednesday.

Elaborating further, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah explained that the meeting did not discuss the list of candidates or possible changes to seats held by incumbents.

According to him, a date has yet to be set for a special meeting to discuss GPS candidates, whereas the coalition's manifesto is still being prepared.

In a related development, he noted that GPS has established 13 committees to streamline preparations for PRN13, covering areas such as management, strategy, logistics and security.

Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah who is also GPS Director of Operations for PRN13 said the formation of the committees is intended to ensure all election-related activities are comprehensively coordinated.

"GPS has established a Sarawak State Election Preparatory Committee, under which we have formed 13 committees," he said.

Among the committees established are the Secretariat, Projects and Manifesto, Intelligence, VVIP Visits, Logistics and Air Operations, Finance, Security and Legal committees.

He said committee members had been briefed on the structure of the committees before it was presented at the PBB Supreme Council meeting.

Therefore, he urged all PBB branches throughout Sarawak to streamline their operations and ensure their respective party machinery is fully prepared for the upcoming election.

On the role of the Intelligence Committee, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah explained that it is responsible for identifying potential issues that may arise during the election period and developing appropriate approaches to address them.

Also present were PBB Deputy President Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Senior Vice-President Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof, Secretary-General Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi, Information Chief Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah as well as members of the PBB Supreme Council. -UKASnews

Prepared By: Ezzah Syafiqah
Photo: George S. Embie
Translator: Nerissa Sia