KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan has the potential to win between seven and eight seats out of the 22 constituencies it is contesting at the state polls tomorrow, according to a PKR leader.

The party leader, who did not wish to be named, said PKR would be able to deliver between four and five seats. PKR is contesting 10 seats.

The source said the party was confident of winning the Sindumin seat, in which Yamani Hafez Musa, son of Sabah governor Musa Aman, is involved in a 10-cornered fight.

The other seats that PKR feels it can win are Bandau (Zaidi Jatil), Api-Api (Thonny Chee) and Melalap (Jamawi Jaafar)

“We feel that our candidate Awang Husaini Saharim will have a 50% chance of winning the Petagas seat, given the uncertainties of multi-cornered contests,” the source told FMT. Petagas will also witness a 10-cornered fight.

The insider also warned that voter turnout, expected to dip to about 60% given the poor weather forecast in Sabah, could significantly affect outcomes.

Under such conditions, “weak candidates” (those who lack the financial resources or grassroots network to mobilise voters) are likely to be at a disadvantage.

“A low turnout may well favour established names or those with deeper pockets to get their supporters out to the polls,” the source said.

Earlier today, Ilham Centre, a think tank, said there was an observable wind of change among Chinese voters in seats such as Likas, Inanam, Luyang, Kapayan and Api-Api, all of which were previously held by PH.

Sabahans disappointment with the ruling coalition over the economy, cost of living, and corruption, had eroded voter support, shown by a less enthusiastic reception for PH campaign events in city areas compared with previous state elections.

“If this wave of protest grows, PKR may lose Inanam and Api-Api while DAP’s Likas, Luyang and Kapayan seats will hang by a thread,” it said, adding that PH only had four comfortable seats at the moment.


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PETALING JAYA: Sabahans were reminded today of the billions in federal funds allocated to Sabah for development and welfare programmes for the people, including education, health, infrastructure, economic opportunities and cost of living assistance.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in a Facebook post, said that for this year alone, a total of more than RM12 billion in federal funds had been allocated for Sabah development, comprising RM5.97 billion for the education sector, RM2.49 billion for health, RM3.69 billion for infrastructure and RM162.77 million for employment and economic opportunities.

He said the federal government had channelled “the largest allocation for Sabah to help ease the cost of living, address the electricity and water supply issues, build hospitals, upgrade dilapidated clinics and eradicate hardcore poverty”, Bernama reported.

In his posting today, on the eve of the Sabah state assembly elections, he urged Sabahans to “choose a future that brings a ray of hope (Harapan) and one that truly works for the people of Sabah”.

He added that the government had also carried out various initiatives to help reduce the cost of living pressure on the people of Sabah through the BUDI95 programme, special diesel subsidies in addition to the nationwide Sara social welfare aid programmes, which provide benefits to over 842,000 recipients in the state.

Anwar said although the Sabah government has regained full regulatory authority over the state’s electricity supply, the federal government would continue to support it through the continuity of electricity supply amounting to RM1.2 billion, the Sabah rural electricity supply costing RM190 million, the installation of hybrid solar panels in small villages and the construction of the southern link transmission line to strengthen renewable energy.

On the issue of clean water, he said the Sabah water supply project is expected to be completed next year, with the federal government providing funding amounting to RM1 billion since 2024, including projects in Tawau, Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Putatan.

He said Sabah also received the most benefits from the dilapidated school renovation project, comprising 230 projects that were fully completed as part of the federal allocation to address the issue of dilapidated schools and clinics in Sabah and Sarawak.

Anwar said there has been a significant achievement in efforts to eradicate hardcore poverty in Sabah, with the number of household heads in that category reduced from 23,651 in February 2024 to just four in October this year.

so optimistic
especially PKR

not sure what dadah they hisap-ing

Loler

Syukur la kalau pH boleh dapat 3 kerusi

Kononnya banyak undi cina di bandar pun lari pigi warisan

Why they keep saying allocation? Don't know how many years for Sabah, allocation this allocation that.

Does the allocation actually use for implementation as well as executed properly?

Year 2025 Allocation 10m
Project A 8m // Project period: 3 years // Status: On going // Progress pictures
Project B 2m // Project period: 6 months // Status: Completed // Completed pictures

This should be the way like corporate.

Fking sad that so many allocations towards Sabah from years back but the state consider under developed.

I still can't get the condition of Sabah out of my head when I last visited few years back especially in suburbs/outskirts part. Ffs, still using water tank as source. Where the fk is the money for water pipping, basic needs.

S&S is a gold mine if we develop it properly especially tourism.

Sabahan voters never learns.

mau sokong BMX macam sokong Najis. Depan optik/Imej saja. Blakang kena main juga.