Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and BN have entered the final stages of negotiations to select candidates for the 15th general election (GE15) and the Bugaya state by-election, said GRS chairperson Hajiji Noor.
The Sabah chief minister said those picked would be winnable candidates who are acceptable to the people and could serve them well.
“GRS and BN will always give their cooperation and support to whoever is selected to be a candidate,” he told reporters after officiating at the convocation ceremony of the Yayasan Sabah College of Technology (YSCT) in Kota Kinabalu today.
The Election Commission today fixed GE15 polling on Nov 19, nomination on Nov 5 and early voting on Nov 15.
The Bugaya by-election will be held at the same time. The Bugaya seat fell vacant after the death of its assemblyperson Manis Muka Mohd Darah on Nov 17, 2020, but the by-election was postponed following the proclamation of an emergency to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
Effective Oct 6 this year, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong consented to lift six ordinances and emergency proclamations which were declared in November and December 2020 to postpone the Batu Sapi and Gerik parliamentary by-elections and the Bugaya state by-election.
Hajiji said cooperation between GRS and BN in administering Sabah was important for stability and to implement programmes and initiatives under the ‘Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya’ plan for the people.
“I have told the leadership at the federal level not to disturb us in Sabah. We hold to this understanding and promise because we have three more years to rule,” he added.
- Bernama
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