Sabah PH ‘effectively stripped of autonomy’, says GRS man

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The unity government secretariat’s statement ‘tells you everything that is wrong with how KL sees Sabah’, says the senior state leader.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/09/sabah-ph-effectively-stripped-of-autonomy-says-grs-man  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/09/autonomi-ph-sabah-terlucut-kata-pemimpin-grs  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Sabah #PakatanHarapan #BarisanNasional

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00:00Political tensions are simmering in Sabah after the top leadership of Bakatan Harapan and Barisan National announced today that all key decisions related to the state election will be finalized by the national leadership.

00:15A senior Gabaran Rakyat Sabah leader said the move appears to have effectively stripped Sabah PH of its autonomy. He said this has irked many local leaders who insist that the direction of the state chapters and Sabah's political destiny should be decided by Sabahans.

00:34The GRS man said leaving the final decision-making process to the federal leadership of both coalitions disregards Sabah's unique political landscape.

00:43A statement issued by the Unity Government Secretariat this morning said that discussions on the cooperation between BN and PH would be handled jointly by the leaderships of their state chapters.

00:56However, the statement also said that all decisions will be finalized by the top leadership of PH and BN at the national level.

01:04The GRS leader said such remarks lead to Sabahans feeling as if they are being sidelined, as decisions about the state are often made by those who do not reside there.

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