Internal power struggles within Sabah DAP reason for Jannie Lasimbang’s ouster, claims ex-senator


KOTA KINABALU: The dramatic ouster of popular Kadazandusun grassroots leader Jannie Lasimbang and other top lawmakers from the Sabah DAP line-up is being blamed on internal power struggles within the party.

Former senator Adrian Lasimbang, who was also ousted in the party polls over the weekend, said that the move came as a surprise to them as they believe that certain state leaders plotted the move to consolidate their positions.

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