MENUMBOK: The list of candidates for Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) will be announced on November 12, three days before nomination day for the 17th Sabah state election.
The date was confirmed by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Haji Noor when commenting on several political parties that plan to announce their candidates earlier, starting this weekend.
He said any party is free to announce its candidates but GRS has set November 12, which falls on the following Wednesday, as the official date to reveal its line-up for the polls scheduled on November 29.
“We have already distributed the seats. If others want to announce theirs, they can go ahead.
We’ll make our announcement late, on November 12,” he said.
He was speaking after officiating the Launch of the Kuala Penyu and Menumbok Sub-District Strategic Development Plan 2025–2035, the keys handover for the SMJ houses, the land gazette presentation and the Limus Jury Foundation aid presentation, held at the Menumbok tamu site on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Hajij who is also GRS Chairman reiterated his confidence in the coalition’s ability to regain the mandate to govern the state after the 17th Sabah State Election on November 29.He said this confidence stems from the strong line-up of “winnable candidates” fielded by GRS in all contested seats.
“We are only fielding candidates who can win, including here in Kuala Penyu. I’ve already given a hint earlier and we are confident of victory in this election.If we win, we will continue implementing the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) 2.0 development roadmap to ensure the continuity of Sabah’s development programmes,” he said.
On another matter, the Chief Minister agreed that the proposed construction of a bridge linking the Federal Territory of Labuan with mainland Sabah should be revisited with the Federal Government.
He said this facility is crucial not only to improve connectivity between the island and mainland Sabah but also to boost the economy of the Menumbok sub-district and Kuala Penyu area.-pr/BNN
