10 reasons why you should vote for Datuk Lokman Noor Adam in the Sungai Kandis by-elections

(1) Currently PH controls 50 of the 54 seats in the Selangor DUN.  Even if you are a Pakatoon supporter, you will surely understand that more opposition ADUNs are needed to provide effective checks & balances and to ensure that the Selangor state government is accountable to the Rakyat.

(2) Put pressure on the state government to ensure no repeat of the Ijok land scandal, RM10 million repainting of the Selangor Arch, the many state owned companies that are experiencing annual losses and other government abuses

(4) Ensure speedy resolutions to the water crisis in the state without overpaying the water concessionaires and overcome the state's dengue problem.

(5) Dato Lokman's NGO Pemantau Malaysia Baru has been vocal and sometimes the lone voice to hold the Federal government to transparency and accountability and he deserves a bigger stage for him to continue to be an effective watchdog against government abuses.

(6) If you are unhappy or less than satisfied with the government's performance since taking office including a stock market that has seen massive withdrawal of foreign funds, continuous depreciation of the RM, rising cost of living, ministers who are more interested in playing politics than doing their jobs etc, this would be your first opportunity to tell them to get their acts together.

(7) Send a strong message to the gomen that the Rakyat will not tolerate the gomen sabotaging our good relations with our major trade partners and cause our exports to lose markets leading to lower incomes for our farmers, workers, shippers and businesses.

(8) Send a warning to the government that unless election promises are kept, the Rakyat will be prepared to kick them out in the next PRU. Don't give stupid excuses like biar mereka tanggung dosa. Save that bullshit for when they go to masjids, churches and temples if they ever do.

(9) Let them know that Selangor, especially in the Lembah Klang area cannot afford not to have mass transportation systems or the state's economic growth will be strangled and choked by its own car population.

(10) With September 1st fast approaching, let's turn this into a mini referendum against the implementation of SST, an outdated taxation system which will place unreasonably high burden on ordinary rakyat while benefiting tax evaders, cause a loss in government revenue, promote the development of black economy and cause us to lose export competitiveness as well as a major tourist destination.

The Sungai Kandis by-elections is not just about Lokman Adam vs Zawawi Ahmad Mughni or BN vs Pakatan...

It is about the Rakyat vs a government which has not been able to fulfill even one election promise.

Cast your vote wisely and don't get conned again.

*Daniel Goh*