Suspended, but Jumat stays loyal


No issue here: Rahman Dahlan (left) and Jumat keeping a united front. Looking on is Barisan incumbent for Karambunai state seat Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid.

KOTA KINABALU: Suspended Umno leader Datuk Jumat Idris, who was dropped from defending the Sepanggar parliamentary seat, has made peace with the man who replaced him as the candidate and pledged his loyalty to the party.

“Ladies and gentlemen, let us forget problems of the past. Look ahead and focus on winning the elections,” Jumat told his supporters at a thanksgiving dinner at his residence on Sunday.

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