PKR NAMES 10 CANDIDATES FOR SABAH POLLS

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tonight announced 10 candidates from the party who will contest in the 17th Sabah State Election.

Anwar, who is also the Prime Minister, made the announcement before about 5,000 supporters at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) here, saying the seats formed part of the 23 constituencies that Pakatan Harapan (PH) would contest in the state election.

Two of the candidates announced are incumbents, namely Datuk Peto Galim (Inanam) and Datuk George Hiew Vun Zin (Karamunting).

Meanwhile, former deputy finance minister II Datuk Yamani Hafez Musa, who is also the son of Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman, will contest in Sindumin, while former Putatan MP and Putatan PKR division chief Datuk Awang Husaini Sahari will contest in Petagas.

PKR has also fielded a new face, Datuk Ruji Ubi, a former senior civil servant who previously held several key positions including secretary-general of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Education, to contest in Merotai.

Other candidates are former Kemabong assemblyman Datuk Jamawi Jaffar (Melalap); former chief executive officer of Sri Pelancongan Sabah Sdn Bhd Thonny Chee (Api-Api); Libaran Area Fishermen’s Association chairman Abdul Said Pimping (Gum-Gum).

Also nominated are former economic affairs assistant officer at the Malaysian Cocoa Board, Romansa Lamin (Segama); and Rufinah Pengeran, a former teacher who will contest in Tulid.

Below is the list of PKR candidates for the 17th Sabah State Election announced tonight:

N18 Inanam             Datuk Peto Galim

N20 Api-Api              Thonny Chee

N23 Petagas            Datuk Awang Husaini Sahari

N35 Sindumin          Datuk Yamani Hafez Musa

N42 Melalap             Datuk Jamawi Jaffar

N44 Tulid                  Rufinah Pengeran

N50 Gum-Gum         Abdul Said Pimping

N54 Karamunting     Datuk George Hiew Vun Zin

N61 Segama            Romansa Lamin

N72 Merotai              Datuk Ruji Ubi

-- BERNAMA