SABAH Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Bung Moktar Radin is confident Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) is able to restore the spirit of the people towards the new state government’s capability to protect their welfare.

Therefore, Bung Moktar said, the GRS leadership comprising Perikatan Nasional (PN), BN and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) will be taking steps to ensure that Sabahans are protected after the coalition formed the new state government and Hajiji Noor takes his oath as chief minister.

“We (GRS) agreed to name Hajiji as chief minister based on the awareness and confidence that the state government to be established is capable of rehabilitating the spirit of the people towards the new administration.

“It is one of the major responsibilities for the state government in future. But with the cooperation of all quarters, I am confident it will be resolved tomorrow, Hajiji Noor will be installed as Sabah chief minister, and we will start taking measures to ensure the people receive attention,” he said.

He was speaking at a media conference after attending a closed-door GRS meeting at a hotel in Kota Kinabalu today.

Also present in the media conference were Hajiji, who is Sabah PN chairman; Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) president Jeffrey Kitingan and PBS secretary-general Jahid Jahim.

In this regard, Bung Moktar, who won the Lamag state seat, said GRS is committed to focus on efforts to develop Sabah.

Earlier, GRS announced that Hajiji, who is also Sabah Bersatu chief, was named as the candidate for Sabah chief minister and he is expected to take his oath at Istana Negeri tomorrow.

In the state elections on Saturday, Hajiji defended his Sulaman seat with a 3,099-vote majority. – Bernama, September 28, 2020.