KDM U-turns to support Hajiji as Sabah CM

In a turnaround, Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) has expressed its support for Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman Hajiji Noor to continue leading the Sabah government.

KDM president Peter Anthony said the decision to support Hajiji, who is the chief minister, was made for the good of the people and the state.

Peter, the Melalap assemblyman, said the party’s leadership had decided to pledge its support for Hajji without imposing any conditions.

"It is up to him whether he wants to accept this support or not. What we want is development for the state and to help the people in our respective areas," he told a press conference at the party’s office in Kota Kinabalu today.

On Jan 7, Peter and two other KDM assemblymen, Juil Nuatim (Limbahau) and Wetrom Bahanda (Bandau), claimed Hajiji no longer had the support of the majority as chief minister and that they had lost confidence in him.

"If we engage in too much politicking, we will never be able to advance Sabah. Therefore, we have to comply with the decision of the prime minister (Anwar Ibrahim) who wants a unity government at the central level and also in Sabah," he said.