PH-BN Not Malayan-only Coalitions, Include Sabah-based Parties - Ahmad Maslan

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- After more than three decades in Sabah, UMNO should no longer be regarded as an “outside party” or a “Malayan party” but as an integral part of the state’s political scene landscape, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. 

The UMNO Supreme Council member said it was inaccurate to suggest that Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) were made up solely of Malayan parties, as both coalitions also included Sabah-based components.

“Some say PH and BN are just Malayan parties, but the fact is within BN there is Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), which is a local party, while PH also includes the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), also a local party.

“Saying that BN and PH are purely Malayan parties is incorrect, as both coalitions clearly have local component parties,” he told Bernama after officiating the 37th Selayang UMNO Division Wanita Delegates’ Meeting 2025 at the Event Space, Jalan Melati, Kuang Sungai Buloh today.

Ahmad, who is also the UMNO War Room Secretariat chief, said he was responsible for mobilising the party’s war room in Sabah, together with Sabah UMNO Liaison secretary Datuk Jafry Ariffin, to ensure the election machinery was more organised and effective ahead of the state polls.

He said the war room served not only to collect data but also brought together all party wings and the machinery, including Women, Youth, Puteri, and the information team, to enhance operations at the grassroots level.

“I am confident that with this approach, UMNO, which previously won 14 seats, can increase its number of seats and achieve success in the upcoming state election,” he said.

--BERNAMA