KOTA KINABALU, Oct 14 — Former Kota Belud Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan wants to return to serve voters in the constituency in order to bring more development for the benefit of the people, including in terms of education, agriculture and oil and gas.

However, the Umno Supreme Council member will leave it to the wisdom of the Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership to consider his desire to stand in the constituency again in the 15th General Election (GE15).

Abdul Rahman, who held the seat for two terms since 2008, confirmed that he is among five candidates whose names have been submitted by the Kota Belud Umno Division to the party’s highest leadership for consideration to contest in GE15.

"I’d love to serve Kota Belud again. I still have many plans for Kota Belud. My hashtag is #sambungyangtergendala (continue what has been delayed) and, if given the chance by the party, I wish to return to Kota Belud to offer my services to the people there.

"If the party leadership gives me the opportunity, I will carry the trust well,” Abdul Rahman, who is also the chairman of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Board of Directors, told reporters after attending the oath-taking and pledge-signing ceremony in conjunction with the orientation week of new UMS students for the 2022/2023 intake here today.

Meanwhile, in Sipitang, Parti Warisan president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal today announced lawyer Datuk Adnan Puteh as its candidate for the Sipitang parliamentary seat in GE15.

"Not easy to persuade him (Adnan Puteh) to contest... I want him to use his strong voice as a lawyer in Parliament,” he said in making the announcement at the Warisan Tour ceremony in Sipitang today.

Adnan, who is the Sipitang Warisan Division treasurer, said he would use the opportunity in the best possible way to bring the community there to embrace a new way of thinking so that the constituency will be more developed.

In GE14 in 2018, Warisan’s candidate for the parliamentary seat, Noor Hayaty Mustapha lost to Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Yamani Hafez Musa by 852 votes in a three-cornered fight that also included Dayang Aezzy Liman of Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah.

Yamani Hafez, who is also Deputy Finance Minister II, then joined Bersatu in September 2019. — Bernama