He said the assembly, to be attended by about 1,200 delegates, would provide the best venue to rejuvenate the spirit and motivate party members to work hard to win in the election, including to wrest back Kedah.
“Among interesting topics that will be debated by delegates at the assembly are preparations by states to be the ruling party if given the mandate in the coming general election,” he told Bernama.
The general assembly is scheduled to be held from April 27 to May 1, with the Dewan Ulama assembly on April 28 at Sekolah Rendah Islam Darul Ulum, Tandop.
The assembly for the party’s youth wing, Dewan Pemuda, and women’s wing, Dewan Muslimat, will be held from April 27 to 28 at the Kedah PAS Complex and Pusat Pengajian Darul Hadis, Kampung Tok Keling, Alor Setar, respectively.
Fakhruddin said Kedah PAS, which has the highest number of members, at 176,000, was hopeful of winning back the state.
“PAS is ready to shoulder the responsibility and the government in waiting, has made the necessary preparations.
“As the host of this year’s assembly, we will try to make the people see that Kedah is capable of uniting all PAS members in the state,” he added.
He said the assembly’s agenda would also focus on the party election with the new leadership to be known by April 30 through e-voting.
For the central-level election, it will be for the posts of president, deputy president, three vice-presidents and 18 central committee members, while for the party wings, it will be for the posts of head, deputy and vice-head.
On the possibility of disgruntled members who failed to win posts in the party election joining its splinter group, Parti Amanah Negara, Fakhruddin said he believed that it would not happen.
On the issue of cooperation with Umno, he said PAS had made known its stand that there would be no political cooperation with Umno and expressed confidence that the matter would not be raised by delegates at the assembly.
“Likewise with DAP and Amanah, there will be no political ties.
“If (with) Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), I am made to understand that PAS cooperates in the form of programme, but no decision has been made on political relations,” he added.