KOTA KINABALU: Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has reiterated his readiness to contest in the upcoming 14th General Elections (GE14).

“I am willing to go back to the active politics but that is up to the top leadership,” he told reporters when met at an event today.

“In the event I was asked to contest either in the parliamentary or state seat, i would accept,” he added, stressing that he is physically and mentally ready to do so.

However, he did not reveal his preferred seat as that would be up to party’s (Barisan Nasional) leadership.

When asked whether there had been any indication that he will be fielded, Pandikar said “to be honest with you, there is no such indication”.

“I was not fielded since 2008 (GE12). It was still okay to me,” he added.

Earlier last year, Pandikar expressed his intention to return to politics, citing his experience as a Speaker as one of the reasons he should do so.

Talk is rife that Pandikar might be taking over Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak’s state seat in Usukan.

Salleh on the other hand is rumored to be replacing Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan the Kota Belud parliamentary seat.