KOTA KINABALU: StarSabah deputy president Datuk Ellron Angin confirmed that he and four other incumbent assemblymen have officially joined Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) as direct members following the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly on Monday.
Ellron, who is the Sook assemblyman, said their move signalled full support for GRS leadership under Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, with fellow assembly members Datuk Abidin Madingkir (Paginatan), Datuk Annuar Ayub Aman (Liawan), Datuk Flovia Ng (Tulid) and Datuk Robert Tawik (Bingkor) taking the same stance.
He explained that Rpbert, who was absent from the press conference due to health reasons, remains aligned with their collective decision to stay with GRS despite StarSabah’s recent withdrawal from the coalition.
Ellron said the five assemblymen would contest under the GRS logo in the upcoming 17th State Election, adding that their decision to leave StarSabah came after the party leadership chose to pull out of the coalition last week.
The move effectively leaves StarSabah president Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan as the sole assemblyman from the party not supporting GRS, following the coalition’s decision to maintain cooperation with Pakatan Harapan.