BERSATU secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said his party was still waiting for confirmation from the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on the status of Sabah Bersatu in Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). 

He said this followed former Sabah Bersatu chief Hajiji Noor’s decision, along with fellow assemblymen, to quit the party in December.  

Hamzah told reporters this after a meeting with members of the Sabah Bersatu leadership, which included vice-president and new chief Ronald Kiandee today.  

In December last year, Hajiji, who is also GRS’s chairman, announced that he was quitting Sabah Bersatu after taking into consideration the current political situation in the country. 

Hamzah said that based on membership, Sabah Bersatu was still relevant in the state, adding that the party was currently undergoing a restructuring process at state and division levels.   

Asked if Hajiji still had Bersatu’s backing despite no longer being with the party, the Perikatan Nasional (PN) secretary-general said the matter was considered an internal problem between Bersatu and the chief minister.  

“That’s our problem. Internal problem,” he said.  

Hamzah said PN or Bersatu had no intention of causing damage to the current state leadership and asserted that there were several former Bersatu assemblymen who expressed their intention to remain with the party. – Bernama, January 8, 2023.