Anifah's sons withdrawn from Sabah Umno's Kimanis by-election candidate list
| Kimanis incumbent MP Anifah Aman's two sons have been withdrawn from Sabah Umno's list of candidate choice for the upcoming Kimanis by-election.Anifah's aide Norhaidi Che Dan reportedly said that Anifah's two sons, Ahmad Firdaus and Ahmad Zachry were not interested in contesting the seat.reported that Norhaidi said Zachry, who is an ordinary Umno member, is not a politician while Firdaus, who is the Kimanis Umno Youth chief was"simply not interested".
The remaining candidate choices are former Bongawan assemblyperson Mohamad Alamin who is also Kimanis Umno chief, Anifah himself, Universiti Malaysia Sabah lecturer Saat Ag Damit and former district officer Ahmad Gais.Anifah, who quit Umno in Dec 2018 and is now an independent, has purportedly declined an offer from Umno to contest the seat under the Umno banner.There was speculation earlier that Anifah was considering contesting the Kimanis by-election under the Parti Bersatu Sabah ticket.
Anifah's lawyers have filed for a review on the decision as well as a stay for the by-election pending the review.
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