I will defend seat: Pairin

KENINGAU, August 5 (Daily Express) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) President, Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, affirmed that he will defend his Keningau Parliamentary seat in the coming election.

"Don't listen to rumours being spread by irresponsible people," he said when closing a course on local economy development planning for Interior Upper here Thursday.

He said he had never stated that he would be handing over the seat to his son to represent the Barisan Nasional (BN).

Pairin who is Deputy Chief Minister cum Rural Development Minister hoped BN leaders here would be able to come and meet him personally to discuss on the allocation issue for the Parliamentary constituency.

He assured that as the MP, he had never been biased in the distribution of his Parliamentary Fund to the various component parties here.

Meanwhile, Pairin urged the local community leaders, especially JKKKs to "turun padang" to help in the poverty eradication programme as well as cooperate with the Government for the successful implementation of the Ninth Malaysia Plan.

At the same time, he hoped the people here would also give full support to the BN Government.

Also on hand was District Officer, Zulkifli Nasir.