Ewon still Sabah Pakatan Harapan chairman

Sabah PKR Leadership Council chairman Datuk Mustapha Sakmud confirmed that Datuk Ewon Benedick remains Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH)chairman despite announcing his decision to step down from a cabinet position in the federal government.

“As Sabah PH chairman, we still respect him because he only resigned from his Cabinet post,” Mustapha said last night after a PH leadership meeting at the Sabah International Convention Centre last night, The Borneo Post reported.

Ewon, who is also the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) president and Penampang Member of Parliament, announced his resignation from the Cabinet on Friday night, citing disappointment over the federal government’s handling of Sabah’s 40 per cent revenue entitlement issue.

Mustapha noted that the coalition respects Ewon’s stand and views it as part of his commitment to champion Sabah’s rights.

Upko, a component party of PH, recently decided to use its own logo in the upcoming 17th Sabah state election, a move seen as part of its effort to strengthen its grassroots identity while remaining within the coalition’s framework.