SABAH Barisan will contest 41 of the 73 seats with its chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin set to lead the coalition to “win back” the state government they lost in the 2018 general election.
Bung Moktar, who declared “an all-out war” against the incumbent Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government and all other opponents, said that Umno would contest 36 seats, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) would contest two seats, and MCA would contest one seat in the Nov 29 Sabah election.
He anticipates that additional seats will be announced since negotiations are still ongoing.
It has been noted that PBRS was expected to contest for at least two seats. Additionally, Umno plans to announce a candidate for the Senallang seat, which was currently held by the opposition leader and Warisan president, Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
Bung Moktar, who would be defending his Lamag seat, said that PBRS president Datuk Arthur Kurup would contest the interior Sook seat while Kudat MCA division chief Kevin Lee would make the party’s first foray into the traditional Chinese mixed seat of Tanjong Kapor in Sabah’s northern Kudat.
Former federal minister Datuk Seri Mohd Salleh Tun Said would defend his family’s traditional Usukan seat, while Datuk Seri Rahman Dahlan would make his political comeback to contest the Tempasuk state seat under the Barisan Umno ticket.
Sabah Umno MPs, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin, would contest the Bongawan seat, and Libaran MP Datuk Suhaimi Nasir would contest the Sungai Sibuga seat that was left vacant following the death of its incumbent assemblyman.
A young medical doctor, Dr Shahnon Rizal Thaijuddin, was set to take on Chief Minister Hajiji Noor in his stronghold of Sulaman, while Barisan-PBRS candidate for Kundasang, a local Japirin Sahadi Sahat, would be taking on GRS’s Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) acting presiden,t Datuk Dr Joachim Gunsalam.
The widely sought-after Tanjung Keramat seat held by suspended Umno assemblyman cum Putatan MP Datuk Shahelmey Yahya would be contested by Putatan Umno division chief Jeffrey Mohamad Noh.
Apart from Sook and Kundasang, PBRS was expected to field candidates in Tulid and Paginatan.
The 41 as announced by Bung today are:
1. Banggi – Normalah Rasik
2. Bengkoka – Harun Durabi
3. Pitas – Bolkiah Ismail4. Tanjung Kapur – Kevin Lee Sip Kin
5. Pintasan – Tadzul Radim
6. Tempasuk – Abdul Rahman Dahlan
7. Usukan – Salleh Said Keruak
8. Sulaman – Shahnon Rizal Thaijuddin
9. Pantai Dalit – Alfian Sambas
10. Karambunai- Yakubah Khan
11. Darau – Arfandy Abdul Rahman
12. Tanjung Keramat – Jeffery Noor Mohamed
13. Kawang – Jamal Norubit @ Nerub
14. Pantai Manis – Redzuan Ismail @ Gari
15. Bongawan – Mohamad Al-Amin
16. Membakut – Rusman Dulamit
17. Klias – Osin Jilon18. Kuala Penyu – Awang Aslee Laka
19. Lumadan – Mohd Nazri Abdullah
20. Kundasang – Japirin Sahadi
21. Karanaan – Nadzmin Kamin
22. Paginatan – Jemadi @ Junaidi Sahat
23. Liawan – Nik Mohd Nadzri Nik Zawawi
24. Sook – Arthur Joseph Kurup
25. Nabawan – Laiji Ompongoh
26. Telupid – Benedict Asmat
27. Sugut – Mohammad Arifin Pachuk
28. Labuk – Yusuf Latif
29. Sungai Manila – Zaini Tiksun
30. Sungai Sibuga – Suhaimi Nasir
31. Sekong – Mohd Zharif Aizat Samsuddin
32. Lamag – Bung Moktar Radin33. Sukau – Jafry Ariffin
34. Tungku – Saleha Wahid
35. Silam – Sharif Musa Sharif Mabul
36. Kunak – Anil Jeet Singh
37. Bugaya – Abdul Manan Indanan
38. Balung – Erwan Palateh
39. Apas – Elmiariezan Ardan
40. Tanjung Batu – Samsasuddin Yusop
41. Sebatik – Aslan Fadli Samsul Alang
