Sabah election: PBM aims to give voters more choice, says Sng
He said the party has already identified potential candidates for the election, which is expected to be held later this year.
"In this election, we are going solo — not forming any election pact with Sabah-based parties," he said when contacted by the New Straits Times.
He said he had announced the decision to contest in the Sabah state election while chairing the PBM Sarawak chapter's annual general meeting in Sibu last Friday.
"We want to offer the people of Sabah a choice," said Sng, who is also the Julau Member of Parliament.
He added that winning or losing in the election was not the issue, "because we want to fight for the people as long as we live".
Sng said the Sarawak chapter's meeting, which he chaired, was attended by the party's deputy president Wong anak Judat, PBM Women's chief Agnes Padan, Youth deputy head Kevin Jampang Ranggal, and delegates from all the branches.
Sabah is set to head to the polls soon, with the state assembly to be automatically dissolved on Nov 11.
The 16th Sabah state election was held on Sept 26, 2020 to elect 73 members of the state assembly.
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