Musa Aman claims simple majority in Sabah amidst shifting news on horse trading


Sabah Barisan chairman Tan Sri Musa Aman with Dr Jeffrey (to his right) and five Upko members.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Barisan Nasional is claiming it has got the simple majority of 31 seats and caretaker Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman is asking to be sworn in immediately.

Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan’s Sabah STAR, which has two seats, threw its support behind Sabah Barisan while five assemblyman with Upko stayed put with Musa, minutes after Upko acting president Datuk Wilfred Tangau announced the party was leaving Barisan.

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