KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 There has been great buzz over the weekend surrounding Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor’s announcement of a mass exodus of lawmakers at both state.
KOTA KINABALU: The decision of the 15 Bersatu assemblymen to leave the party and become members of GRS directly does not affect the position of Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor as Chief Minister, claimed constitutional and public lawyer Tengku Datuk Fuad Tengku Ahmad.
KOTA KINABALU: The decision of the 14 Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia assemblymen to leave and become direct members of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) does not affect the position of Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor as Chief Minister, says a lawyer.
There are differing views as to whether a Sabah Head of State can be a non-Muslim in view of the State Constitution being silent on the matter and subsequent appointments since independence being Muslims due purely to convention.
Sabah Syarie Lawyers Association (SSLA) is of the view that the next Governor should be a Muslim aligned with the official state religion
KOTA KINABALU: A former deputy chief minister is the latest state leader to back a proposal to name Huguan Siou (paramount leader of the Kadazandusun communities) Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan as the next Sabah governor.