KOTA BHARU (July 18): Kelantan Umno Youth chief Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani has been named as the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for next month's Nenggiri state by-election.

This was announced by Kelantan Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub, who is also state BN chairman, at Dewan UMNO Negeri here Thursday.

He said the decision was made after discussions with Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also BN chairman.

"I have been tasked by Umno president (Ahmad Zahid) to announce this on his behalf.

"Umno has scrutinised the three candidates collectively after completing discussions with the liaison committee and Mohd Azmawi Fikri has been selected by the DPM (Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid) to represent BN and Umno in the Nenggiri state by-election,” he told a media conference.

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