KOTA KINABALU, Sept 5 (Bernama) — Sabah UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN) will not collaborate with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) in facing the upcoming state election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also UMNO president, said Sabah UMNO and BN would, however, continue to collaborate with Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the upcoming polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe maintain the BN-PH collaboration. However, Sabah BN and UMNO have definitively decided that there will be no collaboration with GRS,\u201d he told a press conference here at midnight last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, he held a closed-door meeting with Sabah UMNO leaders here, which was also attended by Sabah UMNO and BN chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly will automatically dissolve on Nov 11 if not done earlier, paving the way for the 17th state polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— BERNAMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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