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ON Sept 28, KDCA Secretary-General Suman Yasambun dropped a ‘bombshell’ when he suggested that Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan be considered as a candidate for the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah when the term of the present TYT, Tun Juhar expires, expected soon
The State laws do not provide for the Governor or Yang di-Pertua Negeri to be from any particular faith but only needs to be a Sabahan, and without any active business or profit interests
A current hot topic is the proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution to make party-hopping illegal. It was supposed to have been tabled and passed in Parliament a month or two ago. But what kept it on hold is the fine-tuning. For example, if a law maker is sacked by his/her party, can that be considered as party-hopping? It is not my intention to comment on whether the proposed law is good or bad. I leave that to the politicians and readers
And in 1994 covering the drama that was unfolding at the time. LOOKING back, it is incredulous how history repeated itself for the paramount leader of the Kadazandusun, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, when he won the Sabah election in 1994 and 1985. On both occasions, nail-biting moments were aplenty in the lead-up to his swearing-in as Chief Minister. Pairin had to wait 36 hours at the gate of the Istana to be sworn in after winning the 1994 Sabah polls. Going by convention, there would be no doubts or hitches that a new leader would take his oath after winning the election. Man of the hour:...