Upko leader offers himself as candidate for Kundasang

Upko leader offers himself as candidate for Kundasang

The seat was previously held by PBS.

Upko Supreme Council member Rogers Tiam has asked for the ‘support and encouragement’ of his party colleagues in his bid to contest the Kundasang seat.
PETALING JAYA:
An Upko leader has offered himself as a candidate for the Kundasang seat, previously held by Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), in the upcoming Sabah polls.

In a Facebook post yesterday, Rogers Tiam, an Upko Supreme Council member, also asked for the “support and encouragement” of his party colleagues.

Upko is a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH), which has forged an electoral pact with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), the ruling coalition which includes PBS.

Yesterday, PH secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that seat negotiations between PH and GRS had been finalised, except for one constituency under consideration by both parties.

On Monday, GRS chairman Hajiji Noor did not rule out the possibility of overlapping seats between his coalition and PH for the state election, but played down the significance of this, saying “a little overlap here and there is fine”.

On Nov 1, the Borneo Post reported that Upko was planning to contest several GRS-held seats, including Limbahau, Kiulu and Tamparuli.

In the last state election, Dr Joachim Gunsalam – the acting PBS president – won the Kundasang seat in a five-cornered contest with a 1,422-majority.

The Election Commission has set Nov 29 as polling day, with nomination day on Nov 15 and early voting on Nov 25.

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