By MUGUNTAN VANAR (THE STAR)
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno will allow all its 25 divisions to independently nominate their choice of candidates for the party elections in December.
State chief Datuk Musa Aman said that the party divisions were “free” to make their own choices for various posts in the supreme council.
However, he stressed that all branches and divisions must conduct their meetings in an orderly fashion and in accordance with party rules and regulations.
“What is important is for Umno to be strengthened in the state,” the Chief Minister said after chairing the state liaison committee meeting for the first time at its new multimillion-ringgit, 12-storey building here on Sunday.
Musa said that at the meeting, he stressed on the importance of all Umno elected members in continuing to work hard in their constituencies in view of the mandate given by the people.
The meeting also fully endorsed Sabah Umno's undivided support for party president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in the light of current political developments, including Sabah Progressive Party's push for a vote of no-confidence against Abdullah, also the Prime Minister.
On a question whether he will be defending his supreme council post or planning to seek a higher post in the party, Musa said that it was too early for him to decide.
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