Triple blow for Sabah Pakatan, state PKR chief quits party

(From left) Terrence Siambun of PKR, state PKR chief Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin and Sabah DAP secretary Junz Wong after announcing that they were quitting their respective parties in Kota Kinabalu on Sunday.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Pakatan Harapan received a triple blow with two PKR assemblymen and one DAP assemblyman quitting their parties. 

The two PKR assemblymen are Klias assemblyman Datuk Lajim Ukin and Moyog assemblyman Terrence Siambun while the DAP assemblyman is  Likas assemblyman Junz Wong.

Speaking in Sembulan here in the presence of his supporters, Lajim said that he had quit with immediate effect with more joining in due time.   

Lajim was the state PKR chairman, while Wong was the Sabah DAP secretary prior to them quitting their respective parties.

Lajim and a large group of PKR supporters are expected to move into a new party though some of them might join a yet to be named party headed by Semporna MP Datuk Seri Mohd  Shafie Apdal and Penampang MP Derrel Leiking.

Siambun is joining Shafie's new party but it is still not clear who else will be joining them.