KOTA KINABALU, January 10 – Sabah National Front (BN) chairman, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin fully supports the proposal to create a Sabah Unity government proposed by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Bung Moktar who is also Sabah UMNO Leader is confident that through the Unity Government involving all political parties he is able to ease the political temperature in Sabah. As Sabah UMNO Leader and Sabah BN Chairman, I fully support the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s proposal to establish a Sabah State Unity Government.
Involving all political parties in the state. I am confident and believe that through this Unity Government, it will be able to ease the political temperature and further stabilize the politics of the state of Sabah at this time,” he said in a statement here, early Tuesday morning. In this regard, Bung Moktar hopes that the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor can accept the recommendations from Anwar in order to guarantee the interests and well-being of the people in this state.
I also hope that the Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor can accept with an open heart the recommendations from the Prime Minister in order to guarantee the interests and well-being of the people of Sabah,” he said. Commenting on the special session of the Sabah State Assembly (DUN) held on Tuesday, Bung Moktar informed that the majority of Sabah UMNO State Assembly Members were unable to attend the session.
Some UMNO assemblymen could not attend because they had to leave for Kuala Lumpur to attend the UMNO General Assembly. However, I along with the Sabah UMNO assemblymen also fully support the Gas Supply Bill 2023 which will be presented in the Third Term Special Meeting of the 16th Sabah State Assembly on 10 January 2023,” he explained.
Before that, Anwar who arrived in Kota Kinabalu to meet with political party leaders on Monday night approved Hajiji to remain as Sabah Chief Minister. Anwar also met with Bung Moktar and its President, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is also the Deputy Prime Minister; The President of Parti Warisan (Warisan), Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal and the President of the Social Democratic Prosperity Party (KDM), Datuk Peter Anthony at a hotel here after arriving from his work visit in Indonesia.
Political turmoil once again hit Sabah when Bung Moktar announced last Friday that UMNO and Sabah BN were withdrawing their support for Hajiji as Chief Minister and at the same time causing Hajiji to lose majority support. However, Hajiji on Sunday informed that he has 44 endorsements and Affidavits (SD) from Sabah assemblymen consisting of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), seven Pakatan Harapan assemblymen and five BN assemblymen. Hajiji informed that the SD was handed over to the Yang Dipertua Negeri Sabah, Tun Juhar Mahiruddin when appearing at Istana Seri Kinabalu on Saturday.
