Can a Spirit of 2025 emerge in Sabah?

How they are now: (From left) Current PBS president Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili, PBS founder Kitingan, and PBS acting president Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam. Sabahans on social media are calling for a return of the giant-killing Spirit of 1985 in Sabah politics. — Photo provided

IT was truly a David versus Goliath tale when a 46-day-old party defeated the mighty Berjaya, which had ruled Sabah for nine years. The sentiment that swept Parti Bersatu Sabah into power came to be called the Spirit of 1985.

Growing up as a teenager in Kota Kinabalu in the 1980s, I felt that sentiment.