KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) will not be putting up a candidate in its traditional Batu Sapi parliamentary seat in the upcoming by-election in December.
Its President Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili
(pix) said this was decided by the party’s Political Bureau during its meeting recently in light of the worsening Covid-19 situation in Sabah.
“Sabah continues to record the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases in the country,” he said in a statement, Tuesday.
“Our numbers hit three digits in the last few days, where on Sunday alone, we recorded 702 new cases.
“And it was due to the severity of the Covid-19 situation that PBS decided to back out from contesting in our stronghold seat.
“As a multiracial party, PBS has continued to enjoy a strong following and huge membership in Batu Sapi.”
Ongkili who is also Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) stressed that public safety and health conditions of the Sandakan people and Batu Sapi voters should be the foremost consideration at this time.
