BRS to contest all State seats
KOTA KINABALU:
Sabah’s opposition party Parti Barisan Rakyat Sabah (BRS) is organising an election briefing for all its divisions in Sabah at the Borneo Paradise, Beringgis on Jan 20 at 8am in its preparation for an expected early general election. - Its information chief, Dahil bin Masdik, said yesterday each division will send three representatives to the briefing to be conducted by officers from the Sabah Election Commission. BRS president Berman Angkap and the party’s adviser, Datuk Haji Mohd Noor Haji Mansor, will also be present at the briefing. In the afternoon, letters of appointment will be presented to the party’s supreme council members, divisional heads, liaison and bureau chiefs. Meanwhile, Dahil said at the party’s recent meet-the-leaders session at Kampung Taka-Taka in Pitas, Berman had stated that the party is ready to contest in all the 60 State seats in the coming election. The decision was welcomed and fully supported by party members, said Dahil. Referring to the recent statement by the Pasok president that the opposition parties had a meeting to discuss the allocation of seats, Dahil said although Berman did attend it, there was no decision yet on the seat allocation among the opposition parties.
