Sabah Polls: GRS To Announce Candidates On Wednesday

MENUMBOK (Sabah), Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) will announce its  candidates for the 17th Sabah state election on Wednesday (Nov 12), said its chairman and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.  

Nomination day is on Nov 15.  

DAP and PKR from Pakatan Harapan are scheduled to announce their respective candidates on Nov 8 and 9.  

“We have already distributed the seats. So if they (DAP and PKR) want to announce theirs, they can do so, and we will make our announcement later. We will announce on Nov 12,” he said.  

He said this in a statement after launching the Kuala Penyu District and Menumbok Sub-District Development Strategic Plan 2025–2035 at the Menumbok Town Market site here today.  

Earlier, Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was also reported as saying that his party is expected to announce its candidates and constituencies it will be contesting about a week before nomination day.  

Polling is on Nov 29 and early voting on Nov 25.  

Meanwhile, Hajiji expressed confidence in GRS’ ability to continue governing the state after the 17th Sabah state election on Nov 29, based on the strength of its candidates.  

“We are fielding only winnable candidates, including in Kuala Penyu — I’ve already given a hint of the candidate earlier — and we are confident of winning this election.  

“If we win, we will continue implementing the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) 2.0 development roadmap for the continuity of development programmes in Sabah,” he said. 

Meanwhile, in TAWAU, Sabah DAP deputy chairman Datuk Chan Foong Hin said the party will contest eight seats in the election.  

He said six of the seats were those won by the party in the 2020 Sabah state election, while the remaining two are the Tanjung Aru seat and another in the interior, which he declined to name.  

Chan said this to reporters after officiating a palm oil smallholders’ engagement programme here today.  

The six seats won by DAP Sabah in the 16th Sabah state election were Luyang, Likas, Kepayan, Elopura, Sri Tanjong and Tanjung Papat.

-- BERNAMA