GABUNGAN Rakyat Sabah (GRS) had on May 9 accepted United Sabah National Organisation (Usno) as its new component party.
Usno is Sabah’s oldest party set up by first Governor Tun Datu Mustapha in 1961 and ruled the state following the first state election in 1967 until 1975. It has since undergo a rebranding
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) will abide by all decisions made within Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) unless it involves those completely unacceptable to the party, its President Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said.
He said PBS will continue to work together in GRS to ensure the coalition defends all of its seats in the next election.
“Although we need to look into this cooperation that we have with GRS, the fact is we still need to work together… More meetings will be good for all parties in the coalition. We do not want to be fooled by the Opposition anymore.
“If GRS fails to come up with joint decisions, then PBS will have to make its own ones… but we will continue with the cooperation we have now,” he told reporters after a dialogue session with professional groups, here, Friday.
Maximus said despite some coalition party members already making their intentions clear about which seats they intend to contest, PBS preferred to take a