2 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Sabah Election: PKR, GRS to discuss seat allocations soon
SANDAKAN: PKR Sabah will meet with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah soon to discuss seat allocations for the upcoming 17th Sabah Election.
PKR Sabah leadership council chairman Datuk Mustapha Sakmud confirmed this yesterday.
"We will have a meeting with GRS in the near future. We have a list of candidates, which will be submitted to the party's election department for review and decision-making," he said.
Mustapha was speaking to reporters after officiating the Fifth Series of the Higher Education for the Community Roadshow for the Karamunting state constituency, at the Batu Sapi People's Housing Project (PPR) here.
"There are many candidates, but only a few may be selected," he said, explaining that PKR itself has already shortlisted potential candidates to contest in 13 state constituencies that the party is focusing on.
On the programme itself, Mustapha, who is also deputy higher education minister, said it is part of his ministry's efforts to provide the community with various foundational knowledge and skills.
He said Sabah has nine community colleges, and his ministry plans to hold the program at all nine locations.
"Previously, I would only visit the community colleges, but this time, we are bringing all the community colleges to the people. We want to inform the public that there is no age limit for learning.
"Community colleges have lifelong learning programmes. This means that regardless of age, people can come to the community college to learn," he said.
A total of 10 free courses were offered at the program, including food preparation, electrical wiring, and basket weaving.
