Ewon Benedick elected as new Sabah Pakatan chairman


United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) president Datuk Ewon Benedick (third left) is the new Sabah Pakatan Harapan chairman.

United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) president Datuk Ewon Benedick has been elected as the new chairman of Sabah Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan), succeeding Datuk Seri Christina Liew, who held the position for seven years.

Benedick secured the leadership by a narrow three-vote margin during a Sabah Pakatan meeting attended by coalition leaders, including Liew, Sabah PKR chief Datuk Mustapha Sakmud, DAP’s Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe, and Sabah Parti Amanah Negara head Lahirul Latigu.

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