AMANAH REINSTATE GENUINE BROTHERHOOD

By : DATUK SERI WILFRED M. BUMBURING.

IN RESPONSE to the statement by Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim on 11th June 2012 in which he mentioned that he and me have communicated, I hereby wish to clarify that I am one of the Deputy Presidents and the Chairman in Sabah of Angkatan Amanah Merdeka, an NGO whose  objective is to struggle for the reinstatement of the  spirit of genuine brotherhood of all Malaysian as stated and envisioned by Bapa Kemerdekaan the late Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Amanah is promoting a just and equal society among the multiracial population of Malaysia. The rank and file of the leadership of Amanah is comprised of leaders from various political and social back ground, both from the government and opposition sides.

In Amanah I personally experience a real sense of belonging where members interact  and communicate freely and genuinely without and racial and political inhibition.

In our activities to promote the above objectives we communicate with all Malaysian on a non-political platform. I personally communicate with a lot of people, both from the government and the opposition side. I have met the Chief Minister of Sabah Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman to explain what the objective of Amanah and he understood it well.

I also have communicated with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to explain the struggle and philosphy of Amanah to him and to get his view of the situation in the country today. I also believe that Amanah’s president Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah have explained Amanah’s objectives to leaders both in the government as well as in the opposition.

We, in Amanah, noticed that there exist now a great political, racial and religious divide among the people of Malaysia. This situation has to be addressed by promoting healthy and constructive communication among the people, more so among leaders.

After the launching of Amanah by Tengku Razaleigh on the 3rd Jun 2012 more and more people in Sabah understand the struggle of Amanah. I had been invited to officiate Pesta Kaamatan celebration in few places.

I have been invited in Beluran and Kota Belud. I have accepted the invitations and took the opportunity to explain the philosophy of Amanah.

Only after arriving in the the Kota Belud functions that it was made known to me that Datuk Seri Anwar had also been invited. We in Amanah will attend functions regardless of who the organizers are because Amanah is an NGO.

If we choose which function and when to attend then we would breach our philosophy of bridging people to be united. I hope that people will understand our position on this matter.