Friday, 18 Sep 2020 12:29 PM MYTDatuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal and Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau pose for the camera while campaigning in Kampung Lokub, Kota Kinabalu September 18, 2020. — Picture by Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin
“He is a good representative,” Christini Yangat, a sundry shop owner in Kampung Kiulu, said of Tangau who has been Tuaran MP since 1999 and is making his maiden run for a state seat in the Sabah election. Kiulu is one of the state seats parked under the larger Tuaran parliamentary constituency. Shafie, born and bred and the MP for Semporna, a parliamentary seat on the porous east coast, has repeatedly denied these claims but they continue to persist, in part due to his Bajau Laut ancestry which have continued to be raised by his political enemies in Barisan Nasional.
Sumail Saimin speaks to Malay Mail during an interview in Kampung Lokub, Kota Kinabalu September 18, 2020. — Picture by Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin Rubber tapper Yawas Tagih speaks to Malay Mail during an interview in Kampung Lokub, Kota Kinabalu September 18, 2020. — Picture by Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin
He even claimed that a majority of the 100-odd residents in his village shared similar views about Shafie and were against voting for Tangau.
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