PBS has no plans to withdraw any of its candidates to prevent clashing with Perikatan Nasional (PN) allies in the Sabah elections, its founder and adviser Joseph Pairin Kitigan said.

He said the party’s candidates have already been accepted by the Election Commission under the PBS symbol for the polls taking place this Saturday, Malaysiakini quoted him as saying.

“We are not pulling out. There is no possibility for us to withdraw from the polls. 

“If we want to withdraw, we could have done it before the nomination,” he said in Kiulu, Sabah, today.

Pairin’s remarks were in response to PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainuddin’s assurance that Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) had resolved overlapping contests in 17 seats in the state election.

Hamzah told Utusan Malaysia that some GRS candidates would withdraw, without naming any party, and that an announcement would be made by tomorrow.

GRS is the opposition in the state election and comprises PN, Barisan Nasional (BN), Sabah parties Star, SAPP and PBS.

However, PBS is clashing with GRS parties in 17 seats in the polls.

PBS is contesting 22 seats in the polls.

Pairin also declared that “from now on, we will continue the struggle on our own”, adding that PBS wants to be a party on its own for the people. – September 21, 2020.