DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook has criticised PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh for prematurely announcing that Pakatan Harapan (PH) would be part of the new Sabah government on election night — a move he said was made without consulting DAP.
Speaking on a Chinese-language podcast, Loke said DAP was not informed of the press conference and did not even know it was taking place, according to China Press.
“I can say this openly — it was completely wrong. That announcement should never have been made; it makes us a laughing stock,” he said.
Loke stressed that PKR had only won one seat in the Nov 29 Sabah election, and that any announcement on forming the state government should come from the party with the most seats.
“That announcement should be made by Hajiji Noor, the GRS chairman,” he said. “If they have the numbers, then they form the government and make the announcement.”
On polling night, Fuziah told reporters that PH and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) had secured enough support to form the new state government.
PH won only one seat — Melalap, contested by PKR — while DAP lost all eight of its seats.
GRS won 29 seats and later partnered with Barisan Nasional, Upko and five independents to form the state administration.
