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KOTA KINABALU: Warisan President Shafie Apdal made a brief appearance to speak to the media today, leaving his residence where he has remained since his party lost in the state elections last Saturday.
Wearing a white collared shirt, Shafie, who retained his state seat in Senallang, spoke briefly with reporters who had gathered outside the Yayasan Sabah House in Likas here since this morning.
“Thank you for your support, thank you,” he said, placing his hand on his chest.
The Semporna MP declined to comment when asked for his reaction to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah announcing the head of Sabah Perikatan Nasional, Hajiji Noor, as his chief minister candidate, repeating again “thank you, thank you”.
He also responded in a similar way when asked if he was going to the state palace to meet with the governor of Sabah.
When asked about Warisan’s plans now with his narrow defeat to GRS in the elections, he said: “We will serve the people.”
Shafie spent about a minute standing in his doorway, smiling and expressing his gratitude. He greeted the media and supporters gathered outside before disappearing into the house when the doors were closed.
GRS today named Hajiji as its chief minister candidate and, for now, he is scheduled to take office tomorrow morning.
The flexible coalition, made up of PN, Barisan Nasional and PBS, had won 38 of the 73 state seats contested in the elections to obtain a simple majority to form the state government.
Of the 38 seats, PN had won 17 seats, followed by BN with 14 seats and PBS seven.
Warisan Plus, consisting of Warisan, DAP, PKR, and Upko, won 32 seats.
