TUARAN, Nov. 17 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has laid a strong foundation through the Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) 1.0 plan to elevate Sabah into a distinguished state in the country, said caretaker chief minister Datuk Seri Haji Hajiji Haji Noor.

"We need a fresh mandate from the people so that we can continue our efforts to bring Sabah on par with other states, if not make it the best in the country," he said, during a meeting with the GRS Sulaman election machinery at Dewan Rumpun Bajau Samah in Kg Lok Batik, Sunday.

Hajiji, who is also GRS chairman and candidate for Sulaman, said over the past five years the GRS-led state government had achieved numerous successes through the Hala Tuju SMJ development agenda.

"In this election...