Sabah polls: Ex-federal minister Abdul Rahman to contest Tempasuk seat

KOTA KINABALU: Former federal minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan is set to contest the Tempasuk state seat as Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan firm up their electoral seat sharing for the Sabah election.

According to sources, Abdul Rahman was Sabah Umno’s choice to retake the Tempasuk seat won by Barisan-Umno’s Datuk Mohd Arsad Bistari, who defected to the ruling Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah in January 2023 following Umno’s withdrawal of support for Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).