KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal is expected to be sworn in as the Sabah Chief Minister at 9.30pm by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin at the Istana Negeri here.

At 8pm, reporters just arriving at Sri Gaya, the official residence of the Sabah Chief Minister, were not allowed to approach the house.

Police on guard there said that Tan Sri Musa Aman's staff were "packing up".

Five minutes later, Musa was spotted leaving the residence in his official car accompanied by a motorcade.

When quizzed, the police on guard there said Musa was not going to Istana Negeri but was possibly headed to his private residence.

At 8.30pm, police guarding Sri Gaya confirmed that the house was now empty.

At 7pm, Musa had issued a statement insisting he had not resigned as Chief Minister.