COMMENT | I do not know Hajiji Mohd Noor or Bung Moktar Radin personally.

Even though I don’t, I think I (and most of us, too) know that Hajiji and Bung have one thing in common – to be the chief minister of Sabah, desperately.

Can’t blame them though. Who doesn’t want to be the most powerful man in Sabah if you are a politician?

After emerging victorious in a hard-fought battle, we would surely eye the coveted prize, too, if it is within our reach. Never mind whether we are suitable or qualified to hold the post or not.

In politics, it’s about reaching the pinnacle of power. That’s what counts, brother!

We can walk hand in hand into battle, but after victory, we will fight like sworn enemies to lift the top prize. Wasn’t the Hajiji-Bung scramble to be CM a familiar tale about conniving, dirty and treacherous politics we have witnessed all too often?

It’s all about “I am better and more qualified than you” when it comes to the crunch. Who cares about unity, solidarity, ideals, promises and all the sound bites going into battle earlier?

For the first time in a long while, it took the Sabah governor more than 48 hours to decide who should be the CM...