PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) assemblymen in Sabah have agreed to back Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor as Chief Minister until the end of his administration’s term in 2025.
This follows a meeting between a few Sabah PH elected representatives and the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Chairman at the State Legislative Assembly.
In a statement, Upko’s incoming President and Kadamaian Assemblyman Ewon Benedick said they welcomed GRS’ support for a unity government led by PH Chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“PH assemblymen also stated their support for Hajiji and that they would cooperate with the State Government to ensure the agenda of developing Sabah and championing for its rights can be achieved together,” he said.
Ewon also thanked Hajiji for agreeing to involve PH assemblymen in district action committee and district land use committee meetings from next year.
“For me and the Sabah PH assemblymen, we do not want too much politics to affect the stability of the Government. At the federal level, we are forming a unity government and the same approach can be implemented in Sabah.”
Earlier, Hajiji tabled the Sabah State Budget for 2023 in the State Assembly.
Following Anwar’s appointment as Prime Minister, GRS, two independent MPs and Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) have pledged their support for the unity government in Putrajaya. GRS and Sabah BN have a total of 53 assemblymen, including six appointed assemblymen, while PH has seven. Warisan is the biggest opposition bloc with 19 assemblymen.
