00:00Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Chairman Hajiji Noor says the party is ready to contest in the coming Sabah elections on its own if Pakatan Harpan and Barisan Nacional's decision to cooperate for the state polls is final.
00:14In a statement, Hajiji said GRS has consistently held that Sabah parties should be the backbone and head of the state government, adding that to stray from this principle would mean neglecting the aspirations of the majority of Sabahans.
00:27He said GRS's struggle was for political stability and the people's welfare and that he had consistently repeated that the current GRS-PH state government needed to be strengthened.
00:36He said this was because his state government represented a form of cooperation that has contributed to the overall strength of the federal unity government.
00:44Hajiji said GRS's top leadership will meet soon to set its direction for the state polls.
00:49He will also hold formal discussions with parties in the state administration to get their views on the issue.
00:55GRS and PH are currently allies in Hajiji's government, while BN sits in the opposition in the state assembly with Barisan.
01:02All four parties are allies in the federal government.
01:05Earlier, the unity government secretariat announced that BN and PH have agreed to work together for the Sabah state election, which must be held before the year ends.
