Chief Minister: GRS-BN candidates finalised

KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Barisan Nasional has finalised the seats distribution for the 15th General Election.
“We will announce a few days before nomination day,” he said when met after attending the Deepavali gathering hosted by the State Government together with the Sabah Indian Chamber of Commerce (SICC) at Magellan Sutera here today.
On the pledge by BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that a deputy prime minister from Sabah will be appointed if the coalition won the general elections. Hajiji said Sabah is all for it.
“We will find the most suitable leader. We definitely will support,” he said.
Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 people attended the colourful Deepavali gathering, the first after the pandemic.
During the gathering, SICC President Datuk V. Jothi accompanied the Chief Minister to present contribution of RM3,000 each to Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak Yatim Papar and Sabah Society for the Blind.
Among those in attendance were Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Ir Shahelmey Yahya as well as leaders from various political parties and organisations.