KUCHING, Feb 7 2026: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Alexander Nanta Linggi today said efforts are being worked out for the additional 17 state assembly seats to be rectified by Parliament before they can be used in the coming state election expected to be held towards the end of this year.
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Caption: GPS secretary-general Alexander Nanta Linggi (seated, second from right) speaking to reporters after the GPS supreme council meeting - Photo by Ukas
However, he said so far he has no details on the matter.
“When the exact date for it to be brought to parliament, I am not certain,” Nanta, who is also PBB secretary-general, told reporters after the GPS supreme council meeting, chaired by GPS chairman and Premier Abang Johari Openg, at PBB headquarters, Jalan Bako.
The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (SLA) approved the additional 17 seats during its sitting in June last year.
With the additional 17, Sarawak now has 99 seats.
Nanta, who is also federal Works Minister, said GPS will hold its convention April 19l at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK).
He said the convention, the first since GPS was established in 2019, will focus on the achievements of the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030.
“Representatives from all four GPS component parties will be invited to attend the convention, although the total number of delegates has yet to be finalised,” he said.
He added that a main organising committee will be formed to ensure the smooth running of the convention, with Deputy Premier Douglas Uggah Embas appointed as its chairman.
According to him, the deputy chairmen will be held by the presidents of the GPS component parties, namely Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Parti Demokratik Progresif (PDP) and Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak (SUPP).
Also present at the GPS supreme council meeting were Deputy Premiers Uggah and Dr Sim Kui Hian.
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