Coalition chairman Muhyiddin Yassin announced the list of candidates in Kota Kinabalu, with state PN chief Ronald Kiandee to contest for the Sugut seat long held by Barisan Nasional.
Sugut falls under the Beluran parliamentary constituency, which Kiandee has represented in the Dewan Rakyat for six terms now.
Caretaker state community development minister James Ratib was Sugut assemblyman from 2013 until the dissolution of the 16th assembly last month.
Originally from Umno, Ratib left for Upko in 2018 before returning to Umno two years later. He then joined Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah in 2023.
Muhyiddin also announced that PN will field Sabah PAS chief Aliakbar Gulasan in Karambunai, a state seat which falls under the Sepanggar parliamentary constituency held by PKR.
Umno’s Yakubah Khan was elected Karambunai assemblyman in 2020, and will be seeking to be elected to a second term.
PN is going solo in the Sabah polls, but has repeatedly said it was keeping the door open to alliances.
The following are PN’s candidates:
- Banggi – Rahimah Majid
- Bengkoka – Berusli Kimin
- Tanjong Kapor – Affan Jumahat
- Pintasan – Awang Salleh Makmud
- Sulaman – Siti Aminah Ele
- Pantai Dalit – Zulkernain Osman
- Karambunai – Aliakbar Gulasan
- Darau – Nabila Norsahar
- Luyang – William Ooi
- Tanjung Aru – Suhaimi Buang
- Tanjung Keramat – Farish Adamz Shah
- Moyog – Francis Mojikon
- Limbahau – Adrian Alexander
- Pantai Manis – Faizal Julaili
- Bongawan – Ridzuan Agus Payong
- Klias – Hisyam Hazaril
- Kundasang – Atong Antong
- Liawan – John Anthony
- Nabawan – Sayau Tangkap
- Telupid – Jamin Jamri
- Sugut – Ronald Kiandee
- Labuk – Asmad Nasir
- Gum-Gum – Yunus Nurdin
- Sungai Manila – Yusri Abu
- Sungai Sibuga – Norani Asmatil
- Sekong – Fazriee Awang
- Elopura – Firdaus Silvester Abdullah
- Tanjong Papat – Koi Wei Yang
- Lamag – Mazlin Madali
- Sukau – Petra Asri
- Silam – Balkis Kalinggalan
- Kunak – Kasman Karate
- Sulabayan – Abdul Malik Abd Bool
- Bugaya – Jamil Abdul Gapar
- Balung – Munzier Mahamud
- Apas – Lim Ting Khai
- Kukusan – Francis Lawrence Yusop
- Tanjung Batu – Ahmad Dullah
- Merotai – Hasan Haris
- Sebatik – Suhurani Sammani