TAWAU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has reaffirmed its decision to use its own component party logo as the election symbol and identity for its candidates, and has no intention of “borrowing” another component party’s logo.
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) Information Chief Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan said the decision was consistent with the stance of GRS Chairman who is also Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
“There is no proposal to use another component party’s logo,” he said when asked if GRS was considering using Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) logo in the upcoming 17th State Election (PRN).
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He said GRS leadership has from the start been consistent in defending and strengthening the existing Unity Government, which involves cooperation between GRS and PH.
“GRS members, especially in Gagasan, should not be concerned or confused by such rumours, as all our candidates will use the GRS logo as the official symbol in the upcoming PRN,” he said.
On related matters, the Apas assemblyman said the GRS-PH combination had proven effective, with the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) Development Plan 1.0 (2021-2025) achieving 94 per cent of its targets through 467 initiatives, according to the SMJ Way Forward Initiative Report.
Based on existing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), he expressed confidence the State Government was on the right track to restore Sabah’s former glory.
“Achievements in economic development and public welfare under SMJ 2.0 would continue if given another mandate,” he said.