Up to EC to decide on status of Bugaya by-election, says Sabah speaker
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 5 ― Sabah State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Kadzim M Yahya said he will leave it to the Election Commission to determine the status of the Bugaya state by-election after the Emergency ends.
“The EC had set the by-election date, but it had to be cancelled and shelved due to the emergency declaration in the constituency until an appropriate time . This is up to the EC as it is the only one that can decide on when can be held,” he said at a media conference today. On December 16, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in a statement, said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had consented to declare a state of emergency for both by-elections.
On January 12, His Majesty proclaimed an emergency that will be enforced up to August 1 as a proactive measure to contain the worsening Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia.
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