Kuala Lumpur: Umno has yet to decide the fate of five of its Sabah assemblymen who refused to be part of the move to oust Hajiji Noor as the chief minister.
“We haven’t made any decision on that,” Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said when asked what action would be taken against the assemblymen.
He was speaking at a press conference at the party’s headquarters here today.
The five are Shahelmey Yahya (Tanjung Keramat), Jasni Daya (Pantai Dalit), James Ratib (Sugut), Yusof Yacob (Sindumin) and Arsad Bistari (Tempasuk).
Last Friday, Sabah Umno chairman Bung Moktar Radin announced that the state chapter was retracting its support for Hajiji as chief minister for infringing the terms of a political agreement between them after the 2020 Sabah state election.
The move was to bring Warisan president Shafie Apdal into power as chief minister, with Bung as his deputy, and former federal minister Salleh Said Keruak as the finance minister.
On Sunday, Hajiji said he had the support of 44 assemblymen, including the five Umno elected representatives.
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