Yes, it is true I am going to contest, and I have accepted what the members have been asking me. - Abida Sidik Mia

I pleaded with the UN and the US government for more help as the country is trying to recover after being hit hard by the ravaging Cyclone Freddy which has left hundreds of people dead and thousands more displaced due heavy rains and landslides.

I am honoured and deeply humbled by the trust and confidence the appointing authority has placed in her.

Party leaders had approached me multiple times, urging me to throw her hat into the ring.