PLAYING....Potential
defectors Wilfred Bumburing and Lajim Ukin are 'playing tarik tali' with the BN
leadership in view of the current political scenario in Sabah.
By : RAYMOND TOMBUNG
KOTA KINABALU: Plans to
enable UPKO Deputy President, Datuk Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing and Umno Warlord,
Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin to announce their exit from Barisan Nasional have been
aborted.
Senior PKR leaders and the
organising officials of the gatherings on July 15 in Beaufort (for Lajim) and
in Tuaran (for Bumburing) have confirmed that the planned jump by Bumburing and
Lajim has been “suddenly aborted, or postponed”.
The development has
heightened curiosity amongst observers.
Senior PKR leaders, who are
disheartened by the turn of events, were given varied reasons for the
cancellation of Bumburing’s formal announcement to ditch BN.
One source said Bumburing is
blaming former Tuaran MP Kalakau Untol for arranging the gathering and
announcement while he was not fully prepared to do so.
Kalakau, who has been
Bumburing’s ardent supporter in his campaign outings in Amanah, is known to be
in serious need of Bumburing in PKR, especially in the Tuaran division, to
raise his stakes and leverage against the party’s divisional head, Ansari
Abdullah.
Kalakau has been at
loggerheads with Ansari since the last party election during which Kalakau
sided with Edward Linggu, who contested against Ansari for the top post.
Linggu has since joined
Jeffrey Kitingan’s State Reform Party (STAR) and is now the head of Tuaran STAR
division.
Another source said that
Bumburing’s lame excuse is that he has to wait for Lajim who has decided to go
for his Haj. And that was the reason for the new provisional date of “end of
August”.
Bumburing’s
games
But a more credible reason
is one given by a senior STAR leader who surmised that Bumburing and Lajim 'postponed'
their move because of their 'tarik tali' (string-pulling) game with the BN
leadership, even with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
The STAR leader, who prefers
to remain anonymous, believes that the two potential defectors must have
already been contacted by senior BN leaders for a negotiation to remain in BN,
knowing the disastrous effect for the BN if the two jumped to the opposition.
“This is all a shadow play
in its classic form,” said the STAR’s divisional chief.
Still another political
analyst said that since Bernard Dompok has made known his intention to resign
as Upko’s president, Bumburing may see this as an opportunity for him to take
over the party’s reins and continue with assured advantages in BN.
This observation is
confirmed by a Tuaran PKR member who told FMT that Bumburing is still the
chairman of Sabah Softwood Sdn Bhd, which, since his chairmanship many years
ago, had enhanced its assets to RM120 million.
“A chairman’s position for
such a well-heeled state agency would be too much to let go,” said the observer
who is aligned to Kalakau’s group in Tuaran PKR.
He also said that the
planned exodus to be led by Bumburing from Upko alone was quite massive,
involving senior Upko leaders from 19 divisions, including Senator Maijol Mahap
(whose senatorship will expire in December) and Upko supreme council member and
former Labuk assemblyman, Tan Yong Gee.
This, he explains, would
definitely entail intense demands for candidacies in the next general election
as well as promises for positions in the party.
“It is possible that many of
the demands have not been met yet by PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim. Hence, the
so-called postponement,” he said.
Bumburing
a threat to Ansari
But more seriously, he said
that Bumburing and Lajim’s strategy in joining PKR was to come in such a
massive number that they would overwhelm the current crop of PKR state leaders.
“The aim is to take over as
party candidates in place of those already identified to contest as well as to
take over party positions at the state-level and divisional leaderships.
“This had caused many of the
present state leaders, especially those aligned to Ansari, to feel agitated and
threatened.
“In fact, much rumbling had
began to be heard in the party’s rank and files as soon as the planned influx
of a huge number of Upko and Umno leaders and their followers started spreading
in the political grapevine.”
At the moment, Ansari is in
control of the majority of the divisional leaders. Knowing that the drama is
still unfolding, whatever happens next is anybody’s guess.
But as far as the PKR
leaders in the Peninsula and Sabah are concerned, the mood appears to be one of
deep disappointment over a potentially explosive event that turned out to be an
anti-climax. (FMT)
lajim dan bumburing sudah menyatakan pendirian mereka..
ReplyDeletemereka takkan lompat parti.
DeleteBanyak andaian telah dibuat, harap semua adalah khabar angin sahaja.
Deletekononnya lajim dan bumburing akan lompat parti adalah khabar angin saja..
ReplyDeletepembangkang sengaja hangatkan isu ini. huhu..
Deletesamada mereka hendak keluar atau tidak dari BN, biarlah empunya badan yang umumkan sendiri
ReplyDeletejangan2 ni semua khabar angin sahaja untuk mengelirukan rakyat
ReplyDeletetidak perlulah membuang masa pada perkara remeh-temeh seperti ini.
ReplyDeleteBetul, ini semua buang masa sahaja, lebih baik mereka tumpukan perhatian kepada rakyat.
DeleteJika ini semua memang benar ... akan diketahui umum juga nanti.
ReplyDeletesejauh manakah kebenarannya? tunggu dan lihat sahaja nanti...
ReplyDeleteBoring sudah dengar isu ini...harap cepat selesai dengan mereka berdua buat keputusan.
ReplyDeleteIs Lajim and Bumberign has great impact in Sabah politic? A lot rumors about them to jump party.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there will be much impact to the party, if two of the leaders leave the BN, there are many other good leaders still available.
Deletesabah-go-green.blogspot.com
Mereka berdua harus membuktikan hala tujuan di masa akan datang untuk elakkan komen negatif kepada mereka sendiri dan parti nya.
ReplyDeletelajim letak jawatan memang memberi anggapan nak keluar parti.
ReplyDeleteIf that is Lajim's decision, no one can stop him.
Deletesabah-go-green.blogspot.com
Sudah tidak sehaluan, lebih baik untuk mencari jalan yang lebih sesuai untuk diteruskan perjuangannya.
ReplyDeleteAda2 saja. Kalau mahu keluar parti, tidak payah berteka-teki lagi.
ReplyDeleteJangan mudah terpedaya dengan permainan yang direka-reka ini. Sedangkan masih tidak ada kepastian yang sebenar mengenai perkara sebegini.
ReplyDeleteI think we shouldn't make further speculations, if they wanted to leave, they will announce it themselves.
Deletesabah-go-green.blogspot.com
Datuk Lajim dan Datuk Bumburing menafikan semua akan perkara ini. Ini bermakna tidak ada kebenarnya. Jadi berhati-hati dengan tipu muslihat untuk menjatuhkan pemimpin BN.
ReplyDeleteBumburing still denies he has any intention to leave the party yet.
Deletesabah-go-green.blogspot.com
dan dalam masa yang sama, berhati2 juga dengan pemimpin2 yang pentingkan diri sendiri dan mudah di"rasuah" oleh pihak tertentu untuk melakukan huru hara dalam parti sendiri..
DeleteDatuk Lajim Ukin has decided to leave the party, but so far has not announce which party he will be joining yet.
ReplyDeletesabah-go-green.blogspot.com
I think he will join PKR.
DeleteTunggu saja, pasti ada jawapan juga tu.
ReplyDeletefamous sudah nama dua orang bakal2 katak ni.. kalaulah kedua2 pemimpin ini berjuang dalam Pakatan, awal2 lagi dorang sudah kena pecat..
ReplyDeletelantak dorang la mau keluar atau tidak.. kalau dorang ni keluar selepas keputusan PRU13 dibacakan, itu tandanya mereka2 ini hanya pentingkan diri sendiri, hipokrit dan bersikap opportunist..
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