SABAH Perikatan Nasional chairman and Sulaman assemblyman, Hajiji Nooryang has been sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Sabah today, Bernama news agency reported.
According to the report, among those who took the oath with him before Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin were deputy chief ministers – Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman and Lamag assemblyman Bung Moktar Radin, STAR president and Tambunan assemblyman Dr Jeffrey Kitingan as well as Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) vice-president Dr Joachim Gunsalam who is also the Kundasang assemblyman.
Bung Moktar also took his oath as State Minister of Local Government and Housing while Jeffrey took oath as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Joachim as Minister of Industrial Development.
Joining them in the swearing in ceremony were, State Bersatu deputy chief Masidi Manjun and PBS secretary Jahid Jahim who sworn in as Sabah Works Minister and State Rural Development Minister respectively.
Also present at the ceremony were the Governor’s wife Norlidah R.M Jasni, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is also UMNO vice-president, Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Dr Ronald Kiandee (Bersatu vice-president) and PBS deputy president Radin Malleh.
The swearing in ceremony was followed by signing of appointment letters which took place before Kota Kinabalu High Court Judge Datuk Martin Idang. – Sept 29, 2020
