Joniston quashes ‘baseless’ talk of PBS also quitting GRS
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has rubbished rumours that the party also plans to leave Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), two weeks after Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) and the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) left the coalition.
PBS information chief Joniston Bangkuai dismissed such speculation as an attempt to create confusion and weaken unity in GRS ahead of the state election.
The Kiulu assemblyman said the recurring rumours served no purpose other than to unsettle supporters and disrupt the political stability that GRS has maintained through the cooperation forged among its component parties.
“The issue of PBS leaving was not even mentioned in our recent Supreme Council meeting,” he said in a statement.
“In fact, our acting president, Joachim Gunsalam, once again reaffirmed PBS’s commitment to strengthening…
