SERIAN: Caretaker Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has cautioned Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) supporters against declaring victory even before the votes are counted in the Dec 12 polls.
Uggah, who is also GPS election operations director, urged supporters to ensure a strong voter turnout in the 13th Sarawak General Election rather than assume the coalition would win.
He recalled an election in which a candidate lost by a narrow margin of seven votes, using the incident to stress the importance of voter turnout.
“Don’t use the words ‘we will definitely win’. We will only know whether we have won after the votes have been counted,” he said.
He was speaking at the Majlis Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat, held in conjunction with the officiating of development projects for Kampung Meboi, Kampung Junggu Mawang and Kampung Batu Kudi at Kampung Meboi Multipurpose Hall here Tuesday (Nov 10).
Uggah also urged voters in the three villages to turn out in full force on polling day, stressing the importance of every vote.
Earlier, he congratulated Kedup incumbent Datuk Martin Ben on receiving the green light to defend his seat, joking that he and others were still waiting for their election tickets.
“I read in the newspapers recently that Datuk Martin Ben is very fortunate because he has already received his ticket.
“The rest of us have yet to receive ours,” he said in jest.
However, Uggah reminded Martin that securing the ticket was not the end of his responsibility but the beginning of another opportunity to continue serving the Kedup constituency.
He added that GPS would continue engaging with communities beyond the election, as several development issues still needed to be addressed.
