Sabah: Nominated, elected assemblypersons have the same rights

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The five nominated assemblypersons in the Sabah legislative assembly have the same voting rights as their elected counterparts, say lawyers. This comes amidst the Sabah political crisis where Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and his predecessor Musa Aman both claim to have a “simple majority” in the august house. According to Shafie’s team, Sabah Governor Juhar Mahiruddin has agreed to dissolve the assembly to pave way for a snap state election. Even so, Musa has continued to argue that 33 assemblypersons are on his side and insists Juhar considers his bid to take over the state government. The present Sabah legislative assembly has a total of 65 members comprising 60 elected representatives and five nominated representatives who were appointed by Juhar on Shafie’s advice. The five are Wilfred Madius Tangau, Terence Siambun, Loretto Padua, Jaffari Wiliam, and Ronnie Loh. The former thre…