KOTA KINABALU (Sept 10): Umno is contesting 31 seats in the Sabah state election on Sept 26 but former chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman is not on the list of its candidates. “Musa Aman did not seek to be a candidate of Umno and BN (Barisan Nasional),” Sabah Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin told a press conference after a get-together of BN and Bersatu leaders here today. He said former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak, who is also a former communications and multimedia minister, will contest the Usukan seat. Another Sabah Umno leader, Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan, a former minister in the prime minister’s department, is also not in the list of candidates. Ninety-five percent of the Umno candidates are new faces, he said, adding that the party is also fielding two women candidates.

Source: The Edge Markets September 10, 2020 06:11 UTC