TAMPARULI: Incumbent Tamparuli State Assemblyman Datuk Jahid Jahim voiced his full support for the new candidate, Dr Bonaventure Boniface, to continue the legacy of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).
“For today, it is enough for me to say this: Dr… (Dr Bonaventure Boniface), you are the hope; you are the one who will continue the mandate of the people’s representative,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr Bonaventure, on his Facebook account, said that some residents had asked about his birthplace.
“Yes… it’s true, I was born in Kuala Penyu. However, leadership is not about where I began my life, but where I choose to dedicate my service.
“My heart and focus have long been here (in Tamparuli), and there is already a record of my service to the communities in Tamparuli and Kiulu,” he said.
Dr Boniface, who is also a former Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), since 2021 through Mitatabang Komuniti he has frequently organised various courses to empower entrepreneurs and young agropreneurs.
“I was not born in Tamparuli, but I chose to be here, to serve here, and to contribute here,” he said.