Pakatan Rakyat Sabah has urged the Election Commission (EC) to stop the redelineation of the State electoral boundaries until the Electoral Rolls is cleansed of illegal voters.
State Opposition leader, Datuk Lajim Ukin said based on the findings of the Commission of Enquiry names of the holder of illegally obtained ICs were still in the rolls.
“So we want to make it clear that the exercise must be deferred first,” he said in a joint-press conference with other state Pakatan leaders namely, DAP Sabah Chief, Jimmy Wong and Pas Sabah Commissioner, Mohd Aminuddin Aling here Tuesday.
Lajim said a redelineation of the State constituency boundaries could be done since the Barisan Nasional (BN) has a two-third majority in the State Assembly.
“However, we want the exercise to be stopped first to avoid gerry mandering,” he said.
It is learnt that there could be up to seven new state constituencies that would drawn up under the coming redelineation exercise.
Among the probable new state constituencies are Darau and Mengkabong (Tuaran), Limbahau (Papar), Pandasan (Kota Belud), Sepagaya (Lahad Datu) and Bukit Garam (Kinabatangan).
Meanwhile, DAP is organising a Forum on RCI Report: Hopes for Sabah or Cries for Sabah? at Palace Hotel on Dec 11 beginning 7pm.
According to DAP Sabah vice chief cum Sri Tanjung Assemblyman, Chan Foong Hin the forum is open to the public for free.