Sabah CM wants EC, NRD to explain ‘abnormal spike’ in electoral roll


KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government wants the Election Commission (EC) and National Registration Department (NRD) to explain the abnormal spike in new voters in the state.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the matter had been discussed in the state Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (Oct 19) and the EC and NRD must come out to explain this.

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