THE Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for Paya Rumput state constituency, Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin, will be giving focus to resolving the issue of floods, infrastructure and connectivity if elected in the Malacca state elections.

Shamsul said he found the issues were among the major problems based on complaints received after contacting more than 65% of the voters in the constituency using the call centre approach.

“When I look at the trend, there are three major issues. One of them is floods, and I have seen areas that need to be improved in terms of maintenance,” he said.

“The second is connectivity, which received many complaints, and the third is infrastructure, such as potholes and the lack of speed breakers, which may appear minor but they are important to the residents there.”

Therefore, Shamsul, who is also PKR information chief, said the three issues will be his main focus if he is elected as the assemblyman of the constituency.

Shamsul is in a five-cornered fight with Rais Yasin of Barisan Nasional, Muhammad Faris Izwan Mazlan (Perikatan Nasional), Mohamad Hashidi Mohd Zain (Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia) and Mohd Jaini Dimon (independent).

The elections were held following the dissolution of the state legislative assembly when four assemblymen withdrew their support for Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali.

Polling day is on Saturday. – Bernama, November 18, 2021.