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KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah Umno leader does not believe that Prime Minister Hajiji Noor has a similar fate to Perak while kissing Ahmad Faizal Azumu, who yesterday lost a vote of confidence in the state assembly.
The leader of the party’s state youth wing, Abdul Aziz Julkarnain, said the choice of a menteri kissing in Perak had been in doubt from the beginning.
“The ruling government in Perak already had a mind-kissing crisis before this. But in Sabah, there was already a decision between the parties (in Gabungan Rakyat Sabah) that Hajiji would be CM after the state elections, ”he said.
“The parties in Sabah also agreed to share power. We have that kind of understanding here, so we’re stable … what happened in Perak won’t happen here. I think Hajiji has enough support to maintain his position. “
Faizal lost a vote of confidence in the state assembly 48-10.
Aziz said that GRS has also backed Hajiji, who is the head of Sabah Perikatan Nasional and Sabah PPBM, to spearhead its task of fulfilling all of the coalition’s electoral promises, particularly in correcting the mistakes of the previous government.
However, political analyst Lee Kuok Tiung said that while it is not impossible for Sabah to experience the same as Perak, he pointed out that it was not correct to compare “apples and oranges”.
He said that PPBM had only 5 seats in Perak, and the party with the fewest assembly members had a chance to have an MB. “Of course, many people will not be happy.”
In Sabah, however, PPBM has 11 seats compared to 14 in Umno, but has the help of STAR, which is part of PN, with its six assembly members. PBS has seven seats and has chosen to endorse PPBM for the prime minister post.
“Umno gave in because PPBM, STAR and PBS have 24 seats compared to 14 in Umno.”
Lee said Perak should take Sabah as a precedent where the top position should go to the party with the most assembly members or support.
Tony Paridi Bagang of Sabah UiTM, however, said that the Perak episode could be a revelation. Although he does not foresee the same thing happening with GRS, “this could be a reminder not to be too complacent … Sabah politics is very dynamic.”
However, there was no reason why the GRS government could suffer from what happened in Perak. You could see that GRS is continually strengthening the coalition, ”he said.
UMS Senior Lecturer Romzi Ationg sees the Perak vote as a warning to Sabah PPBM. “But it is not yet clear if Umno is interested in a similar move. They seem undecided on issues related to the collaboration with Warisan Plus, ”he said.
Romzi does not believe that GRS has grown stronger, stating that it was grappling with the issue of political collaboration, especially in the areas of trust and leadership.
