I’ve voted since before Dr M became PM, says 70-year-old

Seventy-year-old Yusof Taib is determined to fulfil his duty as a voter in the Melaka state election today, heading to cast his ballot at the SK Jalan Datuk Palembang polling centre despite being wheelchair-bound.

Waking up as early as 6.30am, Yusof did not want to miss the opportunity to vote as he had been doing for decades, Berita Harian reported.

“I have been voting since before Dr Mahathir Mohamad became prime minister, and my resolve to continue voting remains unchanged,” he said.

Yusof, a constituent of the Bukit Katil seat, hopes that the voters in the state will come out to exercise their rights for Melaka’s future.

“My hope is that the administration will be fair and help the people. That is all.

“Regardless of what that person’s political beliefs are, if they are in power, let them be fair and help the people,” he added.

The Bukit Katil seat is seeing a four-cornered contest between the incumbent Adly Zahari (Pakatan Harapan), Ridzuan Sharif (Perikatan Nasional), Aliza Che Amran (Bersama), and independent candidate Abu Bakar Sabudin.

Adly won the seat in the 2021 state elections with a majority of 1,057 votes in a four-way contest against BN, PN and an independent candidate.