Tawau: Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for the Merotai state seat, Datuk Ruji Ubi, has cast his ballot for the 17th Sabah State Election. He and his wife, Datin Kamariah Abd Rahman, arrived at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Haji Matahir, Tawau, shortly after the polling centre opened at 7.30 am to fulfill their voting responsibilities.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Ruji, who previously served as the National Unity Ministry secretary-general, is contesting in a four-cornered race in Merotai. The constituency is home to 26,179 registered voters and is one of the four state constituencies that fall under the Kalabakan parliamentary constituency.