Allies cross swords on nomination day in Sabah


Warisan is among the five parties battling for the Tenom parliamentary seat. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, November 6, 2022.

CANDIDATES breaching an understanding between Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Barisan Nasional (BN) and a commotion in Tenom nomination provided much fodder for talk on nomination day in Sabah yesterday.

GRS and BN, who teamed up administer the Sabah, had pledged not to cross paths in the general election but their relationship was marred when parties in both coalitions decided to stand for the Beluran and Ranau parliamentary seats.

Bersatu vice-president Ronald Kiandee will be defending the Beluran, which he has held since 1999, under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner but will face BN candidate Benedict Asmat in a five-cornered fight.

For the Ranau parliamentary seat, former MP Ewon Ebin will be contesting on a Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) ticket. He faces incumbent Jonathan Yasin of Bersatu, who is contesting under the GRS banner, in a five-cornered fight.

Bersatu is a component party of GRS in Sabah but is a PN component party in the mainland while PBRS is a component party of BN.

In TENOM, Election Commission rejected the nomination of Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat  president Peter Anthony.

Sabah police commissioner Idris Abdullah said the EC had rejected Peter’s nomination because he has an outstanding case in court.

About 300 of his supporters at the nomination centre were angered by the decision and tried to crash the DSP Antanom Hall.

Peter later lodged a police report and pledged to seek legal redress.

Tenom will see a five-cornered fight involving incumbent Noorita Sual (PH-DAP), Jamawi Jaafar (BN-Umno), Ukim Buandi (Warisan) and two Independent candidates Riduan Rubin and Peggy Chaw Zhi Ting.

Meanwhile, the Bugaya state by-election will see a seven-cornered fight involving Jamil Hamzah from Warisan, Abd Aziz Mohd Ibno (BN-Umno), Arastam Pandorog (PH-PKR), Mohd Hassan Abu Bakar (Pejuang), Nazmawati Walli (PBM), Karil Pg Kuraini (PPRS) and independent candidate Zulfadzli Shi Ahmad.

The seat fell vacant in November 2020 when its MP Manis Muka Mohd Darah died. – Bernama, November 6, 2022. 


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