TUARAN: The proposals to get Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) registered as\u00a0a political party and limit the tenure of the Sabah Chief Minister to two terms will be discussed jointly by the coalition party leaders, said\u00a0GRS chairman Datuk Hajiji Noor.
\nThe Sabah Chief Minister said in principle, the two proposals seem appealing but they must have the\u00a0consent of all GRS component parties before it could be implemented.
\nHajiji said he welcomed state Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin\u2019s readiness\u00a0to discuss\u00a0 thoroughly the proposal to register GRS as a political party and hoped the move would strengthen cooperation in GRS.
\n“The Sabah state government is supported by GRS so to officially\u00a0register GRS is a proposal that can be considered. Whatever is good for Sabah and GRS politics, we will look into them and make an in-depth study,” he told reporters here today.
\nEarlier, Hajiji who is also Sabah Bersatu chief launched the Bersatu Tuaran Division Annual Assembly at\u00a0Rumpun Bajau Sama Sabah Cultural Centre\u00a0here.
\nHajiji was commenting on a statement by GRS Backbenchers Club chairman Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak who had suggested that GRS leaders take immediate steps to register the coalition as an official political coalition.
\nSalleh, who is also Usukan state assemblyman, was reported to have said it was a move to strengthen GRS which was formed at the 16th\u00a0state election\u00a0and it was necessary to avoid a break-up among coalition members especially between BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN)
\nYesterday, Bung Moktar, who is also GRS deputy chairman 1, was reported to have said that the proposal to register GRS\u00a0as an official political coalition requires in-depth study.
\nGRS is a coalition of parties in PN (Bersatu, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku, Parti Progresif Sabah and\u00a0PAS), BN (UMNO, MCA, MIC and\u00a0Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah) and\u00a0Parti Bersatu Sabah
\nElaborating on the proposal for the Sabah Chief Minister\u00a0post to be limited to\u00a0two terms, Hajiji said the motion proposed during the Bersatu Divisional Annual Assembly in Sabah would be\u00a0brought to the government level for consideration after it has been agreed at the GRS component party level.
\n“The proposal will involve amendments to the\u00a0Sabah State Constitution, so this needs to be thoroughly examined\u00a0by all parties, including the GRS leadership, only then, can we take the next course of action,” he said.
\nApart from Bersatu Tuaran division, the motion was earlier supported by\u00a0Kudat, Penampang, Papar, Kimanis, Tenom, Pensiangan, Ranau, Sandakan, Libaran, Batu Sapi and Tawau\u00a0divisions.
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