{"id":5270,"date":"2020-07-30T11:38:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T03:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2020-07-30T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T03:39:00","slug":"sabah-politics-all-eyes-on-istana-negeri-in-kota-kinabalu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5270","title":{"rendered":"Sabah Politics: All eyes on Istana Negeri in Kota Kinabalu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KOTA KINABALU, July 30  — All eyes are on Istana Negeri here, the official residence of  Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin, following the latest political situation in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This follows former Sabah chief minister\u00a0Tan Sri Musa Aman at a press conference here yesterday claiming that he had\u00a0secured\u00a0a simple majority to form a new\u00a0state government in a coalition involving several parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At 8,20 am, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal was seen entering Istana Negeri in a convoy of cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convoy was then seen leaving Istana Negeri at about 9 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security was extremely tight at the entrances to Istana Negeri and reporters were not allowed to get near.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohd Shafie is scheduled to hold a press conference at 10 am today at the State Government Administrative Centre here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musa, at his press conference, had stated that he would be having an audience with Tun Juhar soon to hand over statutory declarations from the assemblymen who are are backing him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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