00:00Pati Solidarity Tanah Aiku President Jeffrey Kitingan risks becoming a casualty in the
00:06upcoming Sabah state election after several Star leaders broke ranks with him, says an analyst.
00:13Shahruddin Awang Ahmad said the leader's move to support Gabongan Rakyat Sabah was triggered
00:18by Kitingan's unilateral decision to pull Star out of the ruling coalition. He noted that Kitingan's
00:23move left many grassroots members dissatisfied with loyalty to the party president taking a
00:28back seat. Shahruddin, who leads think tank Borneo Geopolitics and Electoral Studies,
00:34said the 17th Sabah election could see the fall of political top guns as grassroots members
00:39challenged their leaders. On Wednesday night, Kitingan had announced Star's withdrawal from GRS,
00:45citing its pact with Pakatan Harban and claiming the move reflected grassroots sentiment. Last night,
00:51he accepted the decision of five Star leaders to remain with GRS. Star Deputy President Erwan Alfred
00:57Angin, Vice Presidents Abedin Madinkir, Anwar Ayyub, Flovia Ng, and Muslim Bumi Putra Deputy
01:03President Robert Dawik all pledged support for GRS, alongside Kuwamwit Star Chief Mandek Yadam.
01:10Shahruddin Sekhitingan, now seen as a risk by grassroots members, faces limited options for a strategic
01:16partner and may have to go alone in the election, which must be held within 60 days.
01:22Dhan Shadjareza, FMT.
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