‘Abah’ campaign won’t alter Sabah polls


Chan Kok Leong

Since nominations on September 12, posters and billboards of abah, Muhyiddin Yassin’s nickname, have been spotted in the 29 areas PN is contesting in. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 22, 2020.

THE “abah” campaign is not expected to affect the Sabah elections as local factors outweigh national issues, said analysts.

“Personalities, family ties and track records are more important here,” said Universiti Malaya’s Prof Dr Hamidin Abd Hamid in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.


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