Sabah PKR candidate has double identity with two MyKads

KOTA KINABALU - A source in Sabah PKR has claimed that one of the candidates for the divisional elections in the west coast has two identities.

The source said the 57-year-old man called Datuk Nani holds two different MyKads, although it is not clear whether both bear his real name.

“One of the names shows that he was declared bankrupt in 2010. However, he has one other ‘clean’ MyKad which allows him to be nominated as a candidate in the upcoming party election,” it said.

It is believed that a complaint was lodged against the individual to the PKR election committee, accompanied with a letter from the National Registration Department (NRD).

The man is believed to be the head of a newly established non-governmental organisation that aims to assist stateless people in Sabah.

A report is also being filed with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Nani Sakam (seated at head of table) after a meeting with 21 associations which will collect data on the stateless in Sabah.

The issue came to light after two PKR members were arrested in Kimanis last night, including a candidate for the Kimanis PKR chairman.

More than 140,000 of Sabah PKR members will vote on Nov 3 and 4 to choose leaders in 26 divisions, as well as for the closely watched battle between Mohamed Azmin Ali and Rafizi Ramli for the deputy president’s post.