KOTA KINABALU, Feb 16 – Former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak today announced that he was withdrawing from contesting for the post of Umno Supreme Council member during the party’s elections next month.
Salleh said he made the decision after considering the fact that many Sabah Umno candidates were eligible to contest for Supreme council member posts during the party’s General Assembly scheduled for March 24-28 after surpassing the eligibility quota.
“I have decided to withdraw to so that other contestants from in Sabah will have a better chance of winning seats. My main focus and task now is to concentrate on strengthening Umno and the Kota Belud division as well as play a prominent role as a member of the state Umno liaison committee,” he told Bernama here today.
Salleh, also President of the United Sabah Bajau Organisation, who was returned as chief of the Kota Belud division after winning the divisional election last year, said he had received notification letter and nomination form from the Umno headquarters recently.
He added that the dateline to submit the forms to the Umno headquarters was Feb 20 but although he would not be contesting, he thanked all branches that had nominated him.
Salleh also welcomed the state liaison committee’s decision to support whichever candidate was eligible to contest for a Supreme Council seat. – Bernama
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