GEORGE TOWN: The Kampung Kolam DAP branch has passed a resolution to welcome and support party secretary-general Anthony Loke to contest in Penang.
The resolution was passed at the branch’s annual general meeting on Sunday (May 10).
The proposal was moved 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. It was unanimously passed at the meeting.
Ng said the resolution was made with the aspiration of leading and propelling Penang towards greater progress and development.
“Penang has always been the frontline state for the DAP.
“Since the days of the Tanjong campaigns, and despite the defeats in the Tanjong III battle, the party has never abandoned its aspiration of making Penang its political fortress,” he said in a statement.
However, Ng said the current Penang DAP leadership was increasingly plagued by uneven leadership quality, factional infighting and money-driven political campaigns.
He said he believed the time had come to invite Loke to Penang to lead the state chapter, strengthen the party’s electoral prospects and subsequently drive Penang’s progress and development to greater heights.
Other resolutions passed at the AGM included urging the party leadership to contest at least 21 state seats in the upcoming state election, prioritising party members with a Tanjong background as candidates for parliamentary and state seats in the Tanjong area, and implementing a new policy limiting party members from contesting any elected position for more than three consecutive terms.
The Kampung Kolam branch is the first branch in Penang to openly welcome Loke to contest in the state.
