KDM's Wetrom backs Hajiji, GRS to continue helming Sabah govt

TheEdge Sat, Nov 26, 2022 02:43pm - 1 year View Original


KOTA KINABALU (Nov 26): Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) on Saturday (Nov 26) expressed its support for Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition to continue helming the Sabah government.

KDM deputy president Datuk Wetrom Bahanda said the stand is in line with the decision by Hajiji and GRS to support Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and join the unity Government.

He said that during the meeting of the KDM leadership led by its president Datuk Peter Anthony with Anwar in Putrajaya on Friday, the 10th PM of Malaysia expressed support for Hajiji to continue to helm Sabah in line with GRS' support for the unity Government.

"Therefore, KDM and its assemblymen support Hajiji and GRS to continue to helm the Sabah government," Wetrom, who is the Bandau assemblyman and newly elected Kota Marudu Member of Parliament, said in a statement.

Besides Wetrom, the other two KDM assemblymen are Peter (Melalap) and Juil Nuatim (Limbahau).

On Friday, Anwar said the unity Government led by him had achieved a two-thirds majority in Parliament through the latest participation of GRS. Thereafter, United Kinabalu Progressive Organisation (UPKO) vice-president Datuk Ewon Benedick announced that all seven Pakatan Harapan assemblymen would support Hajiji as the chief minister.

Wetrom said the 15th general election had just finished, and therefore KDM does not want too much politicking because now is the time for all parties together with the unity Government led by Anwar to develop the nation, the states and look after the well-being of the people.

"Now is the time for us to jointly develop Sabah and look after the well-being of the people in the state, which is still lagging behind in many aspects, especially the rural areas which are in dire need of development," he said.

GRS, made up of Bersatu, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO), is collaborating with Barisan Nasional, consisting of Umno, MCA, MIC and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), to govern Sabah.

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