Cobbold John announced as PBDSB candidate for Sri Aman

KUCHING, May 29, 2017 - Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) president President Cobbold John Lusoi has been named at its candidate for Sri Aman in the next general election.

Rapelson Richard Hamit (left) with Cobbold John Lusoi showing the party's manifesto for the Tanjong Datu byelection. File picture.

The announcement was made by the party's acting Youth chief Rapelson Richard Hamit in a press statement today.

 "We are glad to announce that our president is deserved to be the candidate for  Sri Aman. He has fought  for the Dayak community and Sarawakians as a whole," he said.

He said Cobbold is not outsider, but is from  Ubah, Pantu and not a greenhorn in politic, having contested in both the general and state elections before.

He had contested in Sri Aman twice and contested in Balai Ringin, Kedup and Bukit Semuja in the state elections.

Earlier, the party had announced Rapelson, an social and land rights activist, for Punchak Borneo and Mengga Mikui, an social and land rights activist, to stand in Selangau.

Rapelson has resigned his post as Dayak Nation Institute Principal to be full time in politics while Mengga is a former president of Dayak National Congress and Sarawak Dayak National Union.

On the Pujut by-election, Rapelson said the party has a standby candidate in case the DAP decides to not contest.

He said the party's main focus is to contest in the Dayak seats in the general and state elections.

"For Pujut and other Chinese majority parliamentary, we will leave them to the Chinese opposition based parties deal to contest against the Barisan," he said.

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