New Semporna UMNO Youth committee to woo young voters

The new Semporna UMNO Division Youth Committee will strive to woo young voters to join the party.

Its acting chief Ahmad Marzuki Nasir, 37, said the move was particularly important to inject fresh blood into the party.

"For this mission, I will be going into the villages after the UMNO Youth divisional meeting.

"I also want to stress that Semporna UMNO Youth needs to get the newly activated media unit going, considering that most youths nowadays are into social media," he told reporters here today.

On Aug 14, Semporna UMNO Youth chose Ahmad Marzuki, who was formerly the movement's divisional assistant treasurer, to be their acting chief.

Ahmad Marzuki regarded the responsibility as huge and challenging as he is required to structure the movement's strategies and work activities all over again.

"This is not an easy task for me. But with the support of my UMNO Youth colleagues, we will try to manage the problems," he said, adding that the movement was in recovery mode and preparing to face the next election.

He advised youth members to be mature in politics, to refrain from giving in to emotion, and to choose to be calm and take the best approach in any action.

Meanwhile, he said the new youth lineup fully supports the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as party president, and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who is also Sabah UMNO Liaison chairman.