GEORGE TOWN, May 11 — The Kampung Kolam DAP branch has passed a resolution to welcome and support party secretary-general Anthony Loke to contest in Penang, marking the first time a branch in the state has openly made such a call.
According to The Star, the resolution was passed unanimously during the branch’s annual general meeting yesterday. It was proposed by former Komtar assemblyman and Tanjong MP Ng Wei Aik, who was elected as the branch’s new chairman, and seconded by branch secretary Khoo Yeong Ming.
Ng said the resolution was made with the aspiration of leading Penang towards greater progress. He noted that while Penang has always been a frontline state for DAP, which has never abandoned its goal of making the state a political fortress, the current state leadership is increasingly plagued by issues such as uneven leadership quality, factional infighting, and money-driven political campaigns.
Ng believes the time has come to invite Loke to lead the state chapter, which he said would strengthen the party’s electoral prospects and drive Penang’s development to greater heights.
At the AGM, other resolutions were also passed such as prioritising party members with a Tanjong background as candidates for parliamentary and state seats in the area, urging the party leadership to contest at least 21 state seats in the state polls, as well as a new policy limiting party members from contesting any elected position for more than three terms consecutively.
