Julita Majungki
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has clarified that it has not endorsed any individual as a candidate for the upcoming State Election at this point in time.
Its Secretary-General Datuk Julita Majungki said any claim suggesting that PBS has named or supports a specific individual does not come from the party and does not reflect its official position.
“The process of identifying and finalising potential candidates is still ongoing and will be decided collectively by the PBS leadership.
“All official announcements regarding candidacy will only be made through the appropriate channels and must be quoted directly from the Acting President Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam.
“Any statement issued without this authority is false and misleading,” she said in a statement today.
PBS also called on all divisions and branches to continue their preparations for the upcoming election and to focus on strengthening the party’s machinery at the grassroots level.
She urged both the media and the public to verify any information with the party’s official sources to prevent confusion and misinformation.
Julita also said that PBS concurs with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor’s statement that GRS would collaborate with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the coming State Election.
“This is based on the understanding that GRS will remain the dominant partner, as discussed and agreed in meetings between the GRS Chairman and the presidents of the component parties, including our Acting President.
“I would also like to clarify that our Acting President was unable to attend the opening of the recent Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) annual general meeting as he was in Beaufort officiating the simultaneous opening of five PBS divisional annual general meetings.
“It should be noted that PBS was represented by senior leaders, including Deputy Presidents Datuk Seri Jahid Jahim, Datuk Seri Dr Yee Moh Chai and myself,” she said.
