There has been a mixed reaction among claimants of the Sultanate of Sulu to Malacanang’s decision of fielding Sultan Jamalul Kiram III as the 12th senatorial candidate of unity ticket for the May 14 elections.
Self-proclaimed paramount Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo Ibrahim Bahjin told reporters his family is not happy with Kiram’s decision to join politics.
He said: “We are not so happy about this recent development…the candidacy of our kin…my cousin actually…for the senatorial line up of the administration.”
“The true sultan upholds the dignity of his office and upholds the dignity of his raayats and his sultanate by not subjecting himself to the authority of another established sovereign entity.”
He added he couldn’t give his support to Kiram’s candidacy even if they are relatives.
But the influential Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo Sharif Ibrahim Ajibul Mohammad Pulalun said he is not “deeply” concerned about Kiram’s political ambition.
“I truly am not that concerned about this issue. As the legitimate Sultan of Sulu, I don’t mingle in politics,” Pulalun added. (HG)
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