With just seven days to go before nomination day for the Sabah state election, Amanah remains determined to increase the number of seats it will contest.
Its president Mohamad Sabu said that so far Amanah has only announced it will contest in the Sulabayan state seat, but the party is still negotiating with its Pakatan Harapan (PH) allies to secure at least one more seat before nomination day on Nov 15.
“So far, Amanah has secured one seat in negotiations. We are working to obtain at least one more,” he said.
“We have conveyed this request to PH secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, and he will try to finalise the negotiations by next Saturday,” he told a press conference after officiating the Amanah convention in Shah Alam.
Earlier today, Mohamad acknowledged in his speech that negotiating seat allocations within the unity government coalition for the Sabah…