KUCHING: Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) Sarawak will continue to hold political activities in its drive for Barisan Nasional (BN).
Its chairman Abdullah Saidol said that with the state election approaching, BNBBC has a few plans in the pipeline to strengthen its presence among the people.
“Among the future activities that will be carried out are that we will be carrying out some cross-visiting ourselves.
“Apart from that, we will also strengthen our respective units such as through Saberkas to draw in youths towards understanding the political principles of BN,” he said at the BNBBC Sarawak post-DUN sitting dinner which was graced by Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib on Wednesday.
The Semop assemblyman also noted that more efforts would be placed on the importance of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) to the people in the respective areas.
“We will try to instil the knowledge on SCORE, which although has been mentioned a number of times, I believe that not everybody understands the essence of SCORE and how it benefits each of the respective areas,” he said.
With today’s social media such as Facebook and blogs serving as a platform to reach out to the people, Saidol emphasised that moving on the ground to meet the people was still regarded as the tradition of politics.
“We must ensure that we strengthen our base in our respective areas because though we have achieved quite a victory in the 13th General Election we should not be complacent.
“The challenge for the upcoming state election will be different and thus we must stay focussed and continue to move forward towards success,” he stressed.
“We will not commit like the opposition where PAS promised heaven, DAP promised miracle and PKR promised perfection but we promise determination, courage and sincerity in upholding BN’s crusade towards a better and greater Sarawak,” he added.
Among those present at the dinner were Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu, DUN speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar, state ministers and assistant ministers.