KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and Sabah Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor are expected to have an audience with the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin at 2.30pm today.
Earlier, both leaders held a meeting to discuss Sabah's new Chief Ministerial candidate following Gabungan Rakyat Sabah's (GRS) win in the 16th state election.
The discussion was held at the Magellan Sutera Resort in the presence of federal PN and Barisan Nasional (BN)-Umno leaders.
Also present were Sabah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy chairman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun; BN-Umno veteran leader Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak; and other BN and PN elected representatives.
At 1.50pm, Hajiji and Masidi left the building. They refused to answer reporters' questions, but remarked that no decision has been reached on the Chief Ministerial post.
At about 2pm, Bung was seen leaving a meeting room donning a suit.
When pressed by reporters on his destination, Bung said he was heading to Istana Negeri to have an audience with Juhar.
Asked whether he would meet Juhar together with Hajiji, Bung responded with a "yes".
On the Chief Ministerial candidate, he said that would be decided by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri.