Warisan president Shafie Apdal said the party will field lawyer Chen Ket Chuin, 28, in Tawau, chemical engineer Alex Thien, 31, in Sandakan, and research analyst Amanda Yeo, 29, in Kota Kinabalu.

“We are fielding young candidates with a good background, who are knowledgeable and well-exposed. We want to show Malaysians in Sabah that young people like them can form policies in Parliament and contribute ideas to ensure the country continues to progress.

“We want to build the young up so they become leaders not only for Warisan, but for the country. We cannot only ask the young to vote, we need to expect them to lead,” he told reporters after attending a “Reset Sabah” dinner event in Likas last night.

Asked about the challenges in capturing the three parliamentary seats, Shafie said what was important was for everyone, especially the voters, to help these young candidates secure victory in order to implement changes for the country.

“It is not that young candidates cannot do it (but) there will be many considerations from the voters. It is important that Malaysians in Sabah vote for the right leaders so that they don’t just fill the seats but fail to speak up (in Dewan Rakyat),” he said.

Before the dissolution of Parliament, the Tawau parliamentary seat was held by Sabah Pakatan Harapan chairman Christina Liew from PKR, while Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu were held by DAP’s Vivian Wong and Chan Foong Hin, respectively.