PARTI Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) said Barisan Nasional (BN) should contest solo in Sabah in the upcoming General Election (GE).

PBRS president Joseph Kurup said Sabah BN’s move to cooperate with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) in the GE would only give an advantage to Perikatan Nasional.

“PBRS fully supports BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s statement that BN will contest solo. This also takes into account the feedback of 99% of PBRS division leaders and grassroots who do not agree with the coalition (Sabah BN and GRS).

“Therefore, the PBRS firmly supports BN to go solo in facing the GE to maintain its image which is based on simplicity and the ability to offer stability and prosperity to the people of multiple races and religions in this country,” he said in a statement today.

Prior to parliament’s dissolution, PBRS which is a component party of BN, had one parliamentary seat in Pensiangan held by its deputy president Arthur Kurup who is also the Public Works deputy minister.

Sabah BN chairman Bung Moktar Radin today said BN and GRS will see a close to 50-50 ratio in the distribution of parliamentary seats for the upcoming GE, which is a win-win situation for them. – Bernama, October 15, 2022.