Lajim remains opposition head
Published on: Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah (Harapan Rakyat) President Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin will continue as Opposition Leader until the end of the present term of the State Assembly even though his newly-formed party is not the majority in the opposition bench.Speaker Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali announced his decision before the start of proceedings in the 14th sitting on Monday. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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He said the decision was made after looking into the objections received from the opposition members on the position following Lajim's departure from Parti Keadilan Rakyat Sabah to form Harapan Rakyat.
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"I thoroughly looked into them and decided that the post be maintained by the current head Lajim until the end of term," Syed Abas said.