KOTA KINABALU: Perikatan Nasional launched its logo at its first ever gathering in the country as seat negotiations for the Sabah polls is expected to continue to late Wednesday (Sept 9) night.
Sabah STAR president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee and Sabah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, together with Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, launched the logo featuring the words “Perikatan Nasional” against a blue background.
The launch took place at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) on Wednesday night (Sept 9).
With them on stage were their ally Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), represented by secretary-general Datuk Jahid Jahim.
It was a simple ceremony that took place amidst ongoing negotiations by the Opposition alliance, involving Perikatan, Sabah Barisan Nasional and PBS.
In his speech, Hamzah praised Kitingan for proposing the setting up of Perikatan in Sabah and said was happy to receive the support of SAPP and PBS.
At a press conference later, he said he was happy that the launch of the logo on Wednesday (Sept 9) was well-received.
“Some people said they don’t know Perikatan, but everyone now knows Perikatan is leading the country. The existence of the Perikatan logo proves that we are here to stay, ” he said
Hamzah also told reporters that discussions on seat allocation involving the Opposition was going well.
This was despite the fact that Kitingan had walked out of a meeting on seat allocations involving the Opposition alliance on Tuesday (Sept 8).
“Very fine. I’m sure that it will sort out tonight (Wednesday), ” said Hamzah.
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