Only the best for polls, says Jeffrey

Daily Express

Kota Kinabalu: Parti Keadilan Rakyat will only put up candidates who possess leadership quality and willing to provide the best services to the people.

Its Sabah deputy chief, Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, said the party would not be in a haste to nominate candidates although many had offered themselves to contest in the coming election.

"Of course many are interested and offering themselves to stand on a Keadilan ticket but we will study first their backgrounds, especially their willingness to serve the people," he said when asked to comment on the response from political leaders in Sabah, including those from the ruling party, on this issue, here, Wednesday.

According to Dr Jeffrey, it was a positive development but he reiterated that Keadilan would only nominate the best.

"We don't want to repeat problems that we see today where elected representatives are giving more priority to their personal interest and do not produce new ideas," he claimed.

Dr Jeffrey also urged the BN leadership to be consistent and more specific when commenting on the date of election.

"If you say you are ready why not just hold it straight away?" he asked.