RCI, UMNO HAS ITS OWN MECHANISM?

By : HJ AMDEE SIDIK

It took so long for UMNO leaders of Sabah to say that they’re in fact in support of Royal Commission of Inquiry-RCI with regard to the illegal immigrants getting Mykad by dubious means, which make them Sabahans.

Datuk Sapawi Hj Ahmad Sabah UMNO Information Head who as also MP for Sipitang made a statement, appeared in Borneo Post Tuesday 2/1/2012, which says; “Sabah UMNO supports RCI” bearing in mind they knew too well of the problem, after all other BN components like PBS, and UPKO have been voicing all long.

UMNO muting time is quite remarkably long for an issue of such great important to the State as well as for the nation.

My question to UMNO leaders where is the sense of patriotism to the State and country? And I can only figure out that no Sabah UMNO politicians would ever open their mouth without the nod from big brothers in Kuala Lumpur on this issue.

To share with my readers of my little conversation with one of UMNO YBs (name withheld) recently where a friend posed a question to him something like this; “Why are UMNO leaders keeping quiet on the issue of RCI?” his replies was this; UMNO has its own mechanism to deal with the problem and UMNO leaders prefer to keep quiet, he said.

I think with kind of answer only a fool would not ask more questions.

Where is the transparency the ethic of good governance by BN? Why it is done discreetly? Sapawi elaborated that this is administrative decision of Federal Government, meaning Sabah politicians are but function like remote button can’t think by themselves let alone for the people of Sabah. Why are we so dependent to federal leaders on matters that are affecting us most?

I can only reason out why Sapawi came out with this statement is because the heat is now so intense; he has no other good reason except, to heed to the demand by the majority of the people. We all must assert our citizen’s right without fear of political coercion by leaders who acted like parrot.