The entrance to Istana Seri Kinabalu in Sabah. - Photo: SINAR HARIAN
KOTA KINABALU: Istana Seri Kinabalu and the official residence of the Sabah Chief Minister at Sri Gaya here are still the focus of many in Sabah following current developments in the political situation here.
Media practitioners were seen gathering as early as 9am at Istana Seri Kinabalu here to monitor the movements of leaders, but at time of writing, there was no official information of any events at the Yang di-Pertua Negeri's residence.
Meanwhile, Sri Gaya, which has also become a meeting point for state leaders from Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), has also drawn attention.
On Sunday (Jan 8), Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor claimed he had obtained the support of 44 Sabah assemblymen among them from GRS, Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN), and therefore the Sabah government was still intact and he is still the chief minister for now.
Twenty-nine of the 44 assemblymen are from GRS with PH accounting for seven, BN (five), and one each from PAS, Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah and Independent.
However, Sabah BN chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin on Sunday insisted that the current Sabah Government no longer exists and that the position of chief minister held by Hajiji had been dissolved with Sabah BN's action of withdrawing support from the state government last Friday (Jan 6).
On Saturday (Jan 7), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he would hold a meeting with Sabah leaders to discuss the state's political issues after returning from an official visit to Indonesia scheduled for Monday. - Bernama
