BN have announced its candidate to take on Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim for the permatang pauh seat in the upcoming by-eletions on the 26th of Aug 08. This weekend Permatang Pauh sets to see a massive wave of light and dark blue hitting its town with the nomination on the 16th of August 08.
Arif Shah, the Penang State Assembly member for Seberang Jaya. He is a Mandarin speaker and a graduate of Nanyang University in Singapore.
Najib later told reporters that Arif Shah was picked because he had successfully defended the Seberang Jaya seat in the last general election, which was an exception when almost all other Umno candidates had tumbled.
Its ironic that the candidate was talking about Permatang Pauh needing a hardworking mp for the seat and the fact that he is the Seberang Jaya assembly men would mean if he wins, he would be a shared resource.
The stage is stage and let the battle begin!
