.DrZahidHamidi says umnoonline stands by Sabah chapter despite Hajiji ouster attempt
Zahid described Sabah and Sarawak as strategic political partners, adding that Umno will always side with its East Malaysian counterparts for the sake of stability in the country, regardless of the configuration in Putrajaya. “Regarding what has happened in Sabah recently, I want to stress that the central Umno will always be with Sabah Umno,” he said at Umno’s general assembly here today.
Hajiji has since dropped Bung from his state Cabinet in a reshuffle. Bung was one of the three deputy chief ministers and also the state works minister.He was replaced by Shahelmey Yahya, the BN assemblyman for Tanjung Keramat, who took over both portfolios. BN’s Jafry Ariffin and Yakub Khan were also dropped from the new line-up. Jafry previously served as the state tourism, culture and environment minister, and Yakub was the state science, technology and innovation minister.
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