Another term for BMEF president
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

The incumbent president of the Brunei Malay Entrepreneurs Federation, Hj Abdul Latif Chuchu, is set to lead the organisation for another five years, finding himself unchallenged in the federation's election of new supreme committee members. Nominations for the election were closed last Sunday. The federation is set to elect new supreme committee members on April 27.

Hj Abdul Latif was nominated for the federation's presidency and when nominations were closed last Sunday, he found himself unchallenged by any members for the post.

When Hj Abdul Latif spoke about retirement months ago, it was said that several members had set their eyes on the presidency post. However, when he was nominated again, interested members were said to have pull out from contesting the presidency.

Other posts such as deputy president, vice presidents, secretary general, deputy secretary general, treasurer general, deputy treasurer general, secretaries and deputy secretaries of various wings would be contested on April 27 at the general meeting scheduled to be held at Sheraton Hotel in the capital.

Some posts would be strongly contested. Members are required to pay fees and make voluntary donations to the federation in order to qualify for nominations. Hj Abdul Latif said initially he had intended to quit his post to give new candidates a chance to lead the federation.

However, members rallied to demonstrate their support for him to continue leading the organisation.

"They said I should continue and finish the uncompleted projects of PPPMB. At first I felt the federation needed a new leader to inject innovations as I readily admit that I was not too successful in leading PPPMB in my first five years," he said.

Hj Abdul Latif joined PPPMB in 1998 and won the presidency in the election of new committee members in the same year. PPPMB holds an election once every five years. PPPMB is also set to celebrate its silver jubilee this year when it turns 25 during the AGM on April 27.

Various activities would be held to commemorate its silver jubilee including seminars, trade fair, cultural performances and the presentation of PPPMB awards to various entrepreneurs who are adjudged to be successful.

However, the silver jubilee celebration would only commence after the federation's general meeting on April 27.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin