SANDAKAN: Barisan Nasional (BN) supports the existing unity government and has not made any further announcements regarding its coalition partner in the coming Sabah State Election (PRN17).
Its Chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said the usual discussions exist “but the most important thing is that we support the unity government and at the same time we lead the Sabah BN.”
As for calls for “Sabahans-only leadership”, he said it would be answered when the time comes but for now as the unity government is there and working in full harmony.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Deputy Prime Minister 1, said this at a press conference at the closing of the Sabah BN assembly and the Sabah BN Convention in conjunction with BN’s 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration, here, Sunday.
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A Forum on the direction of BN featured several panels from BN and its component partners.
Ahmad Zahid said all component parties or friends in BN’s component parties are not marginalised.
“We respect all our friends and the proof is that Wee has been given the honour to speak and inaugurate the Sabah BN convention.
“The same goes for Arthur and MIC representatives and not only in the recent by-election but also in the last General Election where seats have also been allocated although not all to the friends (component parties) of BN but we also give them the opportunity to contest,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid said BN also needs to continue to rise up because it is common for friends (component parties of BN) to have enemies and vice versa.
He said Umno and BN are always committed to developing Sabah.
During the then BN rule, three external demands made against Sabah were prevented and likewise safeguarding the sovereignty of the country and the state including during the Sulu militants intrusion into Tanduo in Lahad Datu.
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