DPM Wan Azizah has requested no police escorts are deployed during her presence in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) campaign trails h

Dr Wan Azizah : 'No police escorts please'

Dr Wan Azizah who is campaigning for PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said however, the police escorts following her were merely discharging their duties to protect her as the country’s deputy prime minister. (BERNAMA)

By Nur Aqidah Azizi - October 6, 2018 @ 5:52pm

PORT DICKSON: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has requested no police escorts are deployed during her presence in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) campaign trails here for the Port Dickson by-election.

This is following PH’s pledge not to abuse government machinery and assets during the campaigning period leading up to the by-election which will be held on Oct 13.

Dr Wan Azizah who is campaigning for PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said however, the police escorts following her were merely discharging their duties to protect her as the country’s deputy prime minister.

“I know we cannot use government machinery and assets to campaign. I am here in my capacity as PKR president.

“Those police officers are escorting me because of the post I’m holding right now. They said it’s their responsibility to protect me,” she said in her speech at the meet-and-greet programme with the residents of Kampung Pengkalan Durian, Linggi, near here, today.

Commenting on single mothers’ aid which might have been cut or stopped, Dr Wan Azizah who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister, gave her assurance to carry out a review on the matter.

“We will see how we can help these single mothers, but we have to bear in mind that the country has quite a huge debt and we have to strike a balance on that, but no matter what, we will continue helping the needy and the poor,” she said in a similar programme with the Air Kuning Chinese community in Linggi here.

Dr Wan Azizah also called on the voters here to go to the polls on Oct 13 and to vote for Anwar to enable him to return to Parliament and help Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in administering the country.

“We want our economy to grow strong and stable. Anwar was once recognised as the best Minister of Finance back in the 1990s, and he can help strengthen the country’s economy when he returns to Parliament,” she added.