TAMBUNAN, Nov. 17 -- Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STARSabah) President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said every party decision, including the selection of election candidates, is made through rigorous collective evaluation and is never influenced by emotion or external pressure.

He said this following the disappointment of STARSabah Wiramuda and Nabawan Division Chief Jordan Jude Ellron, who was not selected to contest the Tulid seat in the 17th State Election.

"We stress that the seat in question falls under the leadership of Datuk Evaristus and as a disciplined party, STARSabah cannot arbitrarily bypass its organisational structure due to personal demands," he said.

Dr Jeffrey said Jordan is a young leader with great potential, and the ...