KOTA KINABALU: The sudden decision by Parti Warisan Sabah s Sebatik assemblyman to leave the party has sparked speculation that more opposition lawmakers will cross over in support of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state government.
Hassan Gani Amir s overnight move placed pressure on Warisan as talk surfaced that GRS, led by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, aims to secure a two-thirds majority of 53 representatives in the 79-member state assembly.
GRS and its partners currently command a comfortable 47 seats in the house through the coalition comprising Sabah Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and PAS, as well three independents.
KOTA KINABALU: Five of six Parti Warisan Sabah assemblymen rumoured to be crossing over to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) have laughed off the speculation triggered by a post on the Sabahkini2 website.
Four of them - Assaffal Alian (Tungku), Mohammad Mohamarin (Banggi), Ben Chong (Tg Kapor) and Norazlina Arin (Kunak) - took to Facebook to deny the rumours and scoff at the claims.
Most of them joked about the suggestion that they were crossing over to the ruling coalition but also hit out at the portal which published their names and photographs and claimed they would be the next set of assemblymen to quit.
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KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah s Sebatik assemblyman Hassan Gani Amir has announced that he has left the party, according to a Bernama report.
Bernama reported that Hassan, a first-term assemblyman, would now support the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government led by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
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He did not disclose his immediate plans nor which party in the ruling GRS state coalition he would join.
Hassan is the first assemblyman to cross floors following the Sept 26 snap Sabah elections that saw the Warisan Plus state government toppled by the then opposition coalition.