KUCHING, Oct 23: After 25 years and five terms as Asajaya assemblyman, Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says he is prepared to step aside if he is not renominated for the next 13th Sarawak Election.

The Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said he would leave the decision to the party, adding that he was willing to continue serving if both the party and the people in his constituency still needed him.

“There are several of us who have been around for quite long. Like myself, I’ve been around for 25 years, five terms.

“Well, we’ll leave it to the party. Definitely on my side, I’m prepared to give up.