Warisan, BN straight fight in Kimanis by-election
BEAUFORT: The Kimanis parliamentary by-election in Sabah is a straight fight between Datuk Karim Bujang of Parti Warisan Sabah and Datuk Mohamad Alamin of Barisan Nasional (BN).
Karim, 67, is the chief of the Kimanis Division of Warisan while Mohamad, 48, is the head of the Kimanis Division of UMNO.
Mohamad was the first to hand in his nomination papers at Dewan Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Dun Banir here, which served as the nomination centre, at 9.07 am, followed by Karim at 9.10 am.
Among the leaders who accompanied Karim to the nomination centre were Deputy Prime Minister and PKR advisory council chairman Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Warisan president and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad Sabu and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Mahathir.
Returning officer, Jupari @Jupry Etok, who is also Beaufort district officer, announced the candidates at 10.25 am, following close of nominations at 10 am.
Early voting is on Jan 14 and polling on Jan 18.
Warisan, which helms the state government in Sabah, is allied to Pakatan Harapan (PH). Umno-led BN was defeated by PH in the 14th general election (GE14) in May 2018 after being in power in the country since independence.
The by-election has been necessitated by the Election Court’s nullification on Aug 16, 2019, of former MP Datuk Seri Anifah Aman’s win in Kimanis in GE14.
Bernama
