By Datuk Teddy Chin
SOON after BN’s defeat in 2018 and Tun Musa slowly bowing out from the political scene, he handed the Sabah Umno chairmanship to Hajiji, formerly the Treasurer.
But Hajiji did not stay long as Sabah Umno chief.
In December 2018 he announced that he and about a dozen Sabah Umno YBs were quitting to become Independent Assemblymen.
In January or February 2019 Bersatu led by then PM Tun Dr Mahathir accepted them into the party in KL.
In April 2019 Dr M together with Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (then Home Minister) flew into KK to officially launch the Sabah branch of Bersatu.
It was held at the ITCC during which Dr M announced Hajiji as the head...
By Marja Azlima OmarUniversity Malaysia Sabah
As state polls loom, here’s a clear-eyed look at what’s legally enforceable, and what isn’t.
AS Sabah gears up for its next state election, the “20 Points” will resurface, as they always do, on campaign stages and in manifestos.
Expect familiar promises:* more autonomy, greater revenue share, protection of native rights,* Borneonisation of the civil service,* control over immigration, language and religion safeguards.
But how much of the 20 Points is a legal guarantee you can enforce, and how much is political aspiration that still depends on negotiation?
The answer to the question separates law from lore, so voters can press candidates on what is realistically deliverable after the ballots are counted.First things first:...