EC bars non-official media from nomination centres
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Musa Aman fails to turn up at Sg Manila nomination centre
10am: Dewan Serbaguna Libaran, Libaran - There was no sight of former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman despite initial speculations that he will contest as an independent candidate in N51 Sungai Manila.
As nomination closed for the Sabah state polls, Musa did not turn up to file his papers. His residence is just a stone's throw away from the centre.
The former Sungai Sibuga assemblyperson ignited speculations over his next political move when he tweeted earlier this week, "I am going back to Sungai Manila."
At present, Musa remains an Umno member although his allegiance is unclear after a fallout with Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin.
Sungai Manila is a new seat carved out of Sungai Sibuga. Majority of his supporters were moved to Sungai Manila in the redelineation exercise.
EC bars non-official media from nomination centres
9.45am: The Election Commission bars non-official media from all nomination centres in Sabah.
In a note to the media, the EC says this is a measure with regard to Covid-19.
"Media other than official government media (RTM, Bernama, Information Department and Finas) are not allowed into the nomination centres for all 73 state seats.
"The media's cooperation is much appreciated," reads the note.
PKR defector in Sabah coup to re-contest as independent
9.30am: Dewan Masyarakat Manggatal - Kenny Chua, the incumbent Inanam assemblyperson who defected from PKR to support to a coup against the Warisan-led state government, makes an appearance.
Chua, who was not fielded by either PN, BN or PBS despite supporting the coup against Warisan, is expected to re-contest the seat as an independent.
Chua says he was initially supposed to contest under PBS but the plan did not materialise.
The coup was masterminded by former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman but was foiled after Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal secured a dissolution of the state assembly, paving the way for fresh polls.
Concerned about Covid-19, cops tell supporters to move
9.15am: Dewan Serbaguna Libaran, Libaran - Sandakan district police chief Mohd Azhar Yakin orders a small crowd of around 20 supporters of various candidates in N50 Gum Gum, N51 Sg Manila and N52 Sungai Sibuga to move away from their gathering place opposite the nomination centre.
"We are just worried since Tawau is already a red zone," he says.
The supporters oblige and one of them quips that the bigger group of media personnel must also adhere to the same instruction.
Azhar reminds the media to observe physical distancing and to keep their masks on, reiterating that only those with Election Commission assigned passes can stay in the area.
Warisan's Junz Wong versus seven contenders
9.15am: Dewan Jabatan Kerja Raya Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu - Warisan candidate and incumbent Junz Wong as well as Umno candidate Mohd Reduan Aklee arrive at the nomination centre.
This means that the Tanjung Aru seat will see at least an eight-way tussle.
This includes a clash between Umno and PBS, which is friendly to Perikatan Nasional (PN) and BN.
Around 11 other seats are expected to see clashes between PN, BN or PBS.
As the nomination period is open from 9am to 10am, there is still time for more candidates to arrive.
Muhyiddin: Set aside differences, focus on winning polls
9.10am : Tuaran Town - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives to show his support for Bersatu Sabah chief Hajiji Noor, who is contesting in the Sulaman state seat.
Addressing more than 500 supporters, he says the purpose of the different parties coming together and contesting in all 73 seats is to replace Warisan Plus as the next state government.
"We met yesterday and all agreed to a consensus, we develop and we protect (Sabah),” he adds.
He reminds all parties to set aside their differences and focus on winning the state polls to bring development to the state.
He urges Bersatu and PN to work with its partners in BN.
Muhyiddin also reminds the crowd to wear masks and observe physical distancing.
After his speech, Muhyiddin leaves to visit a nearby fishing market whereas Hajiji, a seven-term Sulaman assemblyperson, heads to the nomination centre in Dewan Seri Sulamam Tuaran.
Don't cause Covid-19 cluster - cops tell supporters
9am: Semporna Community Hall, Semporna - The crowd outside the nomination centre swells to more than 100 people despite guidelines with regard to Covid-19.
This is in part due to the nomination centre serving three constituencies - namely Sulabayan, Senallang and Bugaya.
Most of them are BN and PN supporters as all three of their candidates have arrived.
Police promptly advise the supporters to observe the Covid-19 guidelines.
"We don't want a situation like what happened in Lahad Datu," says a police officer.
He was referring to the Benteng Lahad Datu cluster which up to yesterday, recorded 170 Covid-19 cases.
Semporna is around 150km from Lahad Datu.
Shortly after, some 300 Warisan supporters turn up on the main road, a stone's throw away from the nomination centre, signalling that Warisan president Shafie Apdal may soon arrive.
They chanted slogans and waved the Warisan flag but one party coordinator urged them not to display the flags.
"Don't carry the flags, this is our president's advised," he says.
Nomination rules do not allow candidates to bear party logos while in the nomination centre.
10 minutes later, police also move in to advise the crowd to disperse. They comply with the directive.
'Friendly fire' - PBS candidate expected to face Umno challenger
8.50am: Dewan Jabatan Kerja Raya Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu - Umno is still expected to field a candidate in the Tanjung Aru seat which will clash with PBS’ candidate Yong Oui Fah.
This is despite BN president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi saying yesterday they would resolve the seat clashes.
“Yes... there are a lot of 'friendly' (fire) this time.
“We are just following orders from the party,” Yong tells Malaysiakini, when asked if Umno is still expected to field a candidate for the seat.
Currently, six candidates have arrived at the nomination centre from PBS, LDP, Usno, PGRS, Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) and an independent candidate.
Warisan candidate Junz Wong and Umno candidate Mohd Reduan Aklee have yet to arrive.
Wan Azizah accompanies Sabah PKR chief to nomination centre
8.45am : Wisma Wanita, Kota Kinabalu - Former Sabah deputy chief minister, Christina Liew arrives at the nomination centre.
This will be the fourth time the Sabah PKR chief will seek to defend her Api-Api seat.
Among those present at the nomination centre are PKR advisor Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin and Kangar MP Noor Amin Ahmad, together with about 10 party supporters.
Lecturer with a passion for fishery vies for Sg Manila seat
8.35am: Dewan Serbaguna Libaran, Libaran - All three candidates from Warisan arrive at the nomination centre - Arunarnsin Taib (N50 Gum Gum), Mahmud Sudin (N51 Sg Manila) and Armani Mahiruddin (N52 Sg Sibuga).
Arunarnsin is the incumbent in Gum-Gum, while Mahmud and Armani are first time candidates for Warisan.
Mahmud, a senior lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, says one of his focus areas is to develop the fishing community in Sg Manila.
The Sg Manila native says fishery is one of his passions, having also been involved in teaching related matters at UMS.
Meanwhile, Armani, a former Sungai Sibuga Umno Women member of 22 years, says the time has come for her to move to a Sabah-based party.
She also holds the record for being the first woman appointed as Dewan Negara deputy speaker in 2009.
Four candidates for Tanjung Aru seat arrive at nomination centre
8.30am: Dewan Jabatan Kerja Raya Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu - Four candidates for the Tanjung Aru seat have arrived.
They are Yong Oui Fah from Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Rizawani Fiona Heng from Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS), Ibrahim Mohd Laiman Diki from Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and independent candidate Jan Chow.
Umno and Warisan are also expected to field candidates but they have yet to arrive.
Shafie's challenger from PN arrives
8.25am: Semporna Community Hall, Semporna - A number of candidates have arrived at the venue, which is serving as the nomination centre for the Sulabayan, Senallang and Bugaya seats.
This is considered a stronghold of incumbent Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal, who is expected to defend his Senallang seat.
So far, PN candidates Mohd Daud Tampokong and Norazman Utoh Naim, who are representing Bersatu in Bugaya and Senallang respectively, have arrived.
PCS' Jihek Basanu is also present and is expected to join the race for Bugaya.
Only a handful of supporters are present in line with the Covid-19 guidelines.
Nomination centres will open at 9am.
Shortly after, BN's Abdul Manan Indanan, who is representing Umno in Sulabayan arrives.
He exchanges hugs with the two other PN candidates and also greets a group of supporters accompanying him to the nomination centre
Time for change, says LDP chief who aims to dethrone Sabah PKR chief
8.22am: Wisma Wanita, Kota Kinabalu - LDP president Chin Su Phing, who is contesting for the Api-api seat has arrived at the nomination centre.
"We hope the rakyat can vote for a local party, it is time for us to change," he said.
Chin, who is making his election debut, added that LDP will contest 46 seats in total where half of it are JDM majority areas.
Api-api is expected to witness a five-way tussle.
The incumbent assemblyperson is Sabah PKR chief Christina Liew.
Sabah Bersatu chief arrives at HQ, greeted by hundreds of supporters
8.20am: Tuaran Town - Perikatan Nasional candidate for Sulaman, Hajiji Noor arrives at the Tuaran Bersatu headquarters, which is the gathering point for supporters.
Clad in a red traditional Malay costume, the Sabah Bersatu chief greets some 400 supporters, who try their best to observe the one-metre physical distance rule.
The supporters are seen holding PN flags, which make its debut in the state polls.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also Bersatu president, will arrive later to lend his support to Hajiji, the seven-term Sulaman assemblyperson who won the seat under BN's ticket in the past.
Hajiji is expected to be challenged by Rekan Hussien of PCS and Aliasgar Basir from Warisan.
A total of 11,711 voters will vote in Sulaman, which is about a 30-minute drive from Kota Kinabalu.
Earlier, a team of police officers conducted an inspection at a restaurant located below the Bersatu headquarters due to the prime minister's scheduled arrival.
8.10am: Dewan Serbaguna Libaran, Libaran - At least two potential contenders for the N50 Gum Gum seat have arrived.
One of them is former Sandakan Amanah chief coordinator Jainudin Berahim, who is planning to contest on an LDP ticket. Amanah is officially only fielding one candidate in this election.
The other is Undang Tumpong, 61, from Parti Cinta Sabah, a new party led by former foreign minister Anifah Aman, which has announced its intention to contest in all 73 seats.
Covid-19 SOP to prevent gatherings, marches
8.10am: Dewan Jabatan Kerja Raya Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu - A handful of BN supporters are present in the vicinity of the nomination centre for the state seat of Tanjung Aru.
The nomination process for the Sabah election is unlikely to see crowds as the Election Commission has released new guidelines as precautionary measures against Covid-19.
This includes forbidding supporters from gathering and marching with the candidates to the nomination centre.
The Tanjung Aru state seat is expected to see a clash between two PN allies, namely BN and PBS, barring any last-minute concessions.
They will face Warisan. Other minor parties such as PGRS are also expected to join the fray.
The Sabah state election campaign kicks off today with the nomination of candidates.
There are 73 seats up for grabs, an increase from the previous 60 seats due to redelineation of electoral boundaries.
Warisan, led by its president and incumbent chief minister Shafie Apdal, is seeking to defend its hold on the state government, along with allies Upko, DAP, PKR, and Amanah, who are collectively known as Warisan Plus.
They are up against the coalitions of BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN), as well as Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).
There will also be an array of local parties who will contest various seats, including Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) which plans to contest at least 70 seats.
Today's nomination period will start at 9am and end one hour later at 10am.
Polling day is on Sept 26 after a 14-day campaign period. - Mkini
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