SEREMBAN, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- A total of 250 high-powered motorcycles will participate in the Kembara Merdeka Akar Umbi 2.0 at Negeri Sembilan level, accompanied by state leadership and department heads, to welcome this year's National Month on August 30.
State senior exco Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said the journey will pass through seven districts starting in Jempol and ending at Dataran Budaya Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah with a culmination event on the eve of Merdeka which will also be enlivened by a fireworks display.
He said the journey will be escorted by 50 cars involving a journey of more than 300 kilometres and at each stop, various activities will also be held, including donations to the needy in the districts involved.
"We will gather as early as 8 am in Jempol before moving towards Jelebu, then down to Seremban, Port Dickson, Rembau, Tampin and ending in Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah," he told reporters here today.
Meanwhile, the Jelebu MP said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is also expected to join the journey in Port Dickson.
He said the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) traffic team will assist to control traffic in several hotspots along the route of the Merdeka journey programme.
"We expect more than 8,000 visitors to flood Seri Menanti to join in the celebration on the eve of Merdeka celebration as well as to strengthen goodwill with each other," he said.
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