Ex-Finance Ministry official to contest Paginatan under KDM
RANAU (July 27): Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Datuk Rusdin Riman, is set to contest the Paginatan state seat under the banner of Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) in the upcoming 17th State Election.
KDM deputy president Datuk Wetrom Bahanda made the announcement during the launch of the party's election machinery for the Kundasang, Paginatan, and Karanaan state constituencies here last Saturday.
'Although he (Rusdin) could not be with us today, his supporters are present, and he has contacted me personally — Datuk Rusdin will be joining our fight for Paginatan,' Wetrom told the crowd.
Rusdin currently serves as deputy chairman of the Board of Directors at Progressive Insurance Berhad (PIB), a company owned by the state government.
In addition to Rusdin's candidacy in Paginatan, KDM had previously hinted that former senior Maybank officer Datuk Jeffry Mohd Ali would be its candidate in Kundasang, while former assemblyman Datuk Karim Adam is expected to stage a political comeback in Karanaan under the party's ticket.
Earlier in his speech, Wetrom expressed strong optimism that Ranau would become a KDM stronghold in the coming election, citing overwhelming support from locals during the party's recent visits to polling district centres in the area.
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