After party drama, Rina goes independent ‘for the people’
After purportedly being obstructed by her now-former party from defending her Kukusan seat, Rina Jainal says she is running as an independent candidate to continue serving the people.
Rina quit Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah shortly before nominations last week, saying that she was the victim of “unprofessional” actions by the party.
Many of her constituents had questioned the party’s decision to bar her from contesting the seat, which is part of the party’s quota under a seat allocation deal by the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah. She previously had the green light to seek a second term.
“Many couldn’t believe that I wasn’t going to be (the PHRS candidate) after seeing how well I performed. They found it odd. That support from the people of Kukusan has strengthened my resolve to…
