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: Datuk Teddy Chin
‘HAS been waiting for this day for a long time. No much difference than waiting for 10 months to give birth”.This was how a female Chinese reporter in Kota Kinabalu described the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor on Monday (6.10.2025). The reporter was at the Press Conference at the CMD.
“The durian finally falls” was how another reporter described the announcement by Hajiji, Chairman of the State ruling coalition GRS. Yes, as Sabahans would say “Tunggu durian jatuh” (Waiting for the durian to fall”.)
People say that waiting is an agony. I understand that the announcement was supposed to have been made soon after the Malaysia...
