PETALING JAYA: Upko leaders Ewon Benedick, Wilfred Madius Tangau and Donald Peter Mojuntin, who won in Kadamaian, Tamparuli and Moyog tonight, have stated their unequivocal support for Gabungan Rakyat Sabah chairman Hajiji Noor as chief minister.
A source informed FMT that the three are already at Istana Seri Kinabalu, and are “firmly behind” Hajiji, who retained his seat of Sulaman with a majority of nearly 9,000 votes.
Ewon defended his seat of Kadamaian tonight, having last won the seat in 2020. In Tamparuli, Wilfred defeated Johan Jahid, the son of Jahid Jahim, who last won the seat for Parti Bersatu Sabah. Donald defeated Warisan vice-president Terrence Siambun to win Moyog, which was last held by Darell Leiking.