Hajiji chairs first cabinet meeting

 

Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Mohd Noor today chaired the first cabinet meeting of the newly formed Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)-led state government.

Hajiji arrived at the cabinet meeting room at the State Administration Centre in Kota Kinabalu at 10.20am.

Also present were the three deputy chief ministers, Bung Moktar Radin who is also the state’s works minister, Jeffrey Kitingan (state agriculture and fisheries minister) and Joachim Gunsalam (industrial development minister).

State Finance Minister II Masidi Manjun who is also in charge of the state Local Government and Housing Ministry; as well as state Rural Development Minister Jahid Jahim attended the meeting too. 

Last Tuesday, Hajiji, 65, was sworn in as the 16th chief minister before the Governor Juhar Mahiruddin.

In the Sabah state election last Saturday, GRS gained a simple majority to take over the state administration from Warisan. 

GRS now holds 38 seats in the 73-seat state legislative assembly.

- Bernama