PETALING JAYA: Sabah Umno veterans chairman Sairin Karno has joined Warisan, leading 30 other members of his former party in defecting.
Sairin handed his membership application form to Warisan president Shafie Apdal at a press conference in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, today, saying he believed in the party’s struggle and vision for the state.
“I see Warisan as being the only party that truly fights for the rights and future of Sabahans, regardless of background,” he said, according to Jesselton Times.
Sairin, a former assistant minister, was the Liawan assemblyman for three terms from 2004 to 2018.
He failed to defend the seat in the 2018 general election, losing to Warisan’s Rasinin Kautis by 1,382 votes.
Also joining Warisan today were Ranau Bersatu Youth chief Haris George and 50 other party members, as well as Parti Bersatu Sabah’s former Karanaan division head, Danis Biuk.