Headline Will Mat Sabu retain his No 2 post MediaTitle Borneo Post (KK) Date 21 May 2015 Color Black/white Section Home Circulation 88,150 Page No 12 Readership 166,173 Language English ArticleSize 400 cm² Journalist N/A AdValue RM 2,303 Frequency Daily PR Value RM 6,909 Will Mat Sabu retain his No 2 post?

KUALA LUMPUR: Apart from the top party posts is because they the race fbr the top post in the PAS want to see changes in the party, elections next month, the contest for in terms of the leadership as &ell the deputy president's post is also as its directions. set to grab the attention of party "Hence, Abdul Hadi has to be members and political observers. wise enough to read into these While the contest for the signals," he said. president's post will witness a duel Ahmad Atory added that having between incumbent Datuk Sen several contestants entering the Abdul Hadi Awang and former fray also implied that the party was Perak PAS Commissioner Ahmad all out to look for leaders who were Awang, an equally exciting fight on the same wavelength wfth the is also shaping up for the No 2 president. . . position as incumbent Mohamad Initially, 12 candidates were Sabu, more popularly known as nominated for the three vice­ Mat Sabu, braces himself to take Mat Sabu president's posts but only six on Vice­President Datuk Tuan Who is likely to be elected to the of them have confirmed their Ibrahim Tuan Man. party's second most important post candidacy. The elections will take place ­ will it be Tuan Ibrahim or will Besides incumbents Husam and during the party's annual congress Mat Sabu be retained? Salahuddin Ayub, the others eyeing or muktamar, scheduled to be held Che Hamdan Che MohdRazali, the post are Mohd Anrar, Datuk from June 4 to § in Kuala Selangor, who is a political science lecturer Mahfup Omar, Idris Aamad and Selangor. at Universiti Teknologi MARA Datuk Iskandar Abdul Samad. Kelantan PAS Deputy (UiTM) Dungun, Terengganu, Will the winners of the Commissioner 1 Datuk Mohd Amar reserved his vote for Tuan Ibrahim forthcoming elections be able to Nik Abdullah and Vice­President who, he said, appeared to have a boost the party's determination to Datuk Husam Musa were earlier good chance of winning the post. implement hudud in Kelantan? nominated to contest the No 2 "Tuan Ibrahim is seen as a more Che Hamdan said whether or not post but both of them have turned suitable person to work alongside the party's new line­up of/leaders down the nominations and have Abdul Hadi. He (Tuan Ibrahim) woujd become more zealous about confirmed their candidacy for the is more calm and judicious when hudud would depend on the list vice­president's post, stating his views on any issue," he of issues that would tome up for Husam, who was also nominated told Bernama. debate at the muktamar. for the president's post, announced However, it will be up to the "The issues that will come up for on Monday that he would not be delegates to decide who they want debate will reveal the true nature of contesting the top two party to elect as an able deputy to the PAS' struggles, including its stand posts while Mohd Amar made his party president ­ someone who can on its political cooperation with its decision known yesterday. help to chart the party's directions Pakatan Rakyat allies," he said. Political analysts are viewing the and prepare it for the 14th General Ahmad Atory believed that this contest for the No 2 post as a sign of Election. time around, the congress \yould protest from the grassroots against Meanwhile, Prof Dr Ahmad focus on the party's direction Mat "Sabu who, apparently, had Atory Hussain, a lecturer at where hudud was concerned, as failed to be on the same wavelength Universiti Sains Malaysia's School well as its position in the opposition with Abdul Hadi where several of Social Sciences, said the fairly coalition. issues were concerned, including large number of candidates vying Meanwhile, a total of 54 the appointment of the Selangor for the deputy president and candidates have confirmed that Menteri Besar. vice­president's posts was a clear they would be joining the contest Last Friday, Tuan Ibrahim indication from the grassroots that for the party's 24 Centfal Working confirmed that he would contest they wanted to see some change in Committee posts. the deputy president's post in the the party's directions. A total of 1,057 delegates upcoming party elections, the "I can see that PAS is currently at are scheduled to attend the second leader to do so after Mat the crossroads and I feel the reason PAS muktamar next month. ­ Sabu. several candidates are vying for Bernama