KOTA KINABALU, April 4 -- Prime Minister and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to put an end to the brewing state party leadership crisis here during his trip for the national level open house on April 20.

He is largely expected to be choosing between retaining his original choice, Keningau branch chief Sangkar Rasam, or Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud, who has offered himself to lead the party for the upcoming state elections next year.

Sabah Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Christina Liew said that although it was the president's prerogative to appoint the state chief if the majority strongly opposed that leader, then it was up to the president again to make a decision.

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