Shahelmey Yahya 'will follow us', said GRS chairman Hajiji Noor after an event in the Putatan constituency.
“He will follow ‘siurang’ (us),” GRS chairman Hajiji told reporters at a parliamentary constituency event in Putatan, according to Berita Harian.
“It won’t be difficult. He is both an assemblyman and MP,” Hajiji said.
Shahelmey is MP for Putatan and assemblyman for Tanjung Keramat, a state seat within the parliamentary constituency, to which he was elected in 2020 on a Barisan Nasional ticket.
Hajiji expressed his confidence in Shahelmey defending the Tanjung Keramat seat. He was also confident that GRS would win the three state seats of Tanjung Aru, Petagas and Tanjung Keramat within Putatan when the state assembly elections are held.
The current state assembly’s term expires in November, unless it is dissolved earlier to pave the way for elections.
Shahelmey was suspended for six years from Umno in March 2023 after refusing to toe the party line during an attempt to unseat Hajiji.
Sabah Barisan Nasional chief Bung Moktar Radin has stated that Shahelmey would not be fielded by BN to defend the Tanjung Keramat seat. Bung Moktar described Shahelmey as disloyal, and dared him to contest under a different party.
Shahelmey faces possible disqualification as Putatan MP if he contests on a GRS ticket, which would contravene anti-party hopping laws.
In the 2020 state elections, Warisan won Tanjung Aru and Petagas. However, Petagas assemblyman Awang Ahmad Sah Sahari left Warisan in February 2023 and joined Hajiji’s Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah, a component party in GRS. - FMT
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