00:00Former Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan has resigned as Twaran UMNO chief but remains a member of the party's supreme council.
00:09The former Sabah UMNO deputy chief and Kota Bulut MP denied that his decision was due to problems within Sabah
00:17UMNO,
00:17saying instead that he wanted to make way for new leadership.
00:22He said that in the current political climate, Sabah UMNO needs younger leaders to ensure its continuity.
00:28He said he had been involved in UMNO for a long time, even 10 years before the party entered Sabah,
00:35and that he had discussed the matter with his friends in UMNO,
00:38who understood that in today's political situation, it was necessary to make way for new faces.
00:45His resignation took effect on April 1st, and his deputy, Norbaki Lamsari, has filled the vacancy.
00:52Rahman said he has informed UMNO President Ahmad Zayed Hamidi and Secretary General Ashraf Wachit-Dusuki of his decision.
01:00Naritha Raja, FNT.
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