By : AMDE SIDIK
Sipitang: The Chairman of the STAR, Sabah Chapter,
Datuk Dr Jeffery said that SAPP still makes him headache. “It’s SAPP that
bothers me,” he said, in a statement yesterday-online media. (Jeffrey’s twin‘thorns’ – Bumburing, SAPP) FMT Staff, July 5, 2012) I wasn’t sure how to respond
to his statement usually SAPP leaders would just keep quiet. Perhaps this time
let me take it lightly but respectfully.
Sabah Progressive Party
SAPP’s leaders so far are quite coherent and tactfully consistent in handling
sticky issues which likely to cause uneasiness among fellow oppositions.
For SAPP nothing is more
important than sticking together, not just within the party (SAPP) but also to
all opposition parties in Sabah. Because work to defeat BN is so great the
task, we therefore cannot effort to waste our energy and time unnecessarily.
But sometimes being tactful
could also lead to all kind of interpretations.
Construed arrogant, incorporative or greedy and so forth.
To be frank, SAPP
(Bumiputra) leaders are too preoccupied with their works and this is one of
reasons why they could not care or less what others are saying.
Referring to what Dr Jeffery
was saying that SAPP is encroaching into KDM areas. To me this sounds a bit odd
if not old fashion, we really are that divided, a kind of untouchable
territory? Have we not enough of what UMNO has done to us?
SAPP has started working to
prepare for general Election three years ago, soon it got out of BN, and the
idea behind was, to avoid the need of people to parachute to becoming
candidates at the last hour. Meaning,
SAPP leaders have been where they are now for the last three years doing their
work. If the party thinks they deserved to be selected for candidates, I would
say then off they go.
While a great many of them
are party workers who have no intention of becoming candidates, but equally
work as hard as the leaders and we have so many of them found all over: urban,
semi urban or rural kampongs and this is what we think we really are,
propagating non-racial politics.
Of course for all intent and
practical purposes it may not work hundred percent today, this is due to many
reasons we all knew, one of them, the stereotype idea engrained in our old
leaders’ mentality, but if we do not do today we will never start anyway.
In short, if SAPP is
contesting in KDM areas, it is because SAPP has KDM leaders in that areas and I
do not think there is such thing as territory exclusiveness belonging to a
particular political party.
I would like to make it
absolutely clear; we are friends to all opposition but UMNO (ABU).
When Dr Jeffery said he has
a headache, I don’t exactly know what he means because the last time we met,
only a couple of weeks ago everything was all right.
We do not change our mind
for the sake of changing, because it could confuse people.
Time and time again we have
said the same thing, we made known to public, three years ago, we began with
our eight points declarations and now we have a comprehensive party manifesto,
with extensive descriptions on economic and land matters.
SAPP would contest in places
where it has prepared, and SAPP wasn’t born three months ago.
SAPP members have been on
the ground zero tirelessly for the last 3 years. Was hard work at the
beginning, but we see the fruit of our labour now.
Of course, many of our
leaders are not in the limelight of media, eighty percent of our activities
never reported, especially those in the interior and rural kampongs, but that
did not bother us before, so is now.
No Internet access in the
interior and remote kampongs does not help us opposition at all.
jangan haraplah ada pertandingan 1 lawan 1...pasti lebih..
ReplyDeleteI expect a multi-cornered fights during the GE-13. Star alone said they will contest 60 seats and 26 parliamentary seats by themselves, if SAPP and PKR are not willing to give way, there could be a four cornered fights this time round.
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Jeff and YTL should really confront each other. I don't think Jeff will get the chance to win.
DeleteSAPP and Jeff, what a cheeky combo.
Deletejika pembangkang terus tidak sefahaman, perlawanan byk penjuru pasti akan berlaku.
DeleteInilah kelebihan untuk BN.
Deletepembangkang masih lagi saling bercakaran...
ReplyDeleteSo now Jeff still has the courage to ask Musa to step down? Hilarious.
DeleteDua2 parti ni begigit tiada membawa sebarang keuntungan.
DeleteOpposition sure to lose this coming election.
ReplyDeleteUnless they set aside their differences and cooperate. There is not much time left for opposition.
DeleteAs long as they failed to cooperate as planned, there will be split votes during the next general election. Opposition will fail if there is a multi-cornered fight, no doubt about it.
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Let us recall the Batu Sapi by-elections. PKR request SAPP not to compete, but SAPP refuses. In the end, neither PKR nor SAPP manage to gain majority votes. This should be a good lesson to the opposition party. I have a feeling that the history of Batu Sapi will repeat itself during the general elections.
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For sure, the oppositions are making shame of themselves. They ask the BN to step down in fact they are the one who are in trouble. Are you trying to cover your eyes with bandage?
Deleteketidak sefahaman dikalangan pembangkang akan memberi kelebihan kepada BN.
DeleteI think Yong Teck Lee is a liability to SAPP and needs to be eliminated for the good of the party.
ReplyDeleteYong Teck Lee is just an opportunist who wanted the power for his own interests. All this while he has failed to cooperate with other parties because his own ego is stronger than his desire to fight for the people's rights.
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I don't think his members dare to ask him leave. After all, he sets up SAPP. But I do hope he will because he talked too much rubbish.
DeleteLooks like SAPP and Star will never be able to cooperate against BN. After such a long while, they are still at each other's throats.
ReplyDeletehttp://sabah-go-green.blogspot.com/
Boom! Now the oppositions are making headlines. I told you so.
ReplyDeletesaya rasa SAPP & Star masing2 sakit kepala dengan parti masing2..
ReplyDeletepemimpin2 bawahan mereka yang sakit kepala kerana ketua mereka teringin sangat maju menjawat jawatan KM Sabah sehingga sukar untuk mereka bekerjasama..
DeleteSAPP not the best party in Sabah. That why SAPP try to cooperation with PAKATAN in GE13th.
ReplyDeleteSAPP juga tidak akan bekerjasama dengan parti2 tempatan yang lain jika kerjasama itu membuatkan harapan Yong Teck Lee untuk merampas kerusi ketua menteri Sabah menjadi tipis..
Deletenampak gayanya, tidak ada harapan la parti2 pembangkang sabah bersatu untuk menentang BN.. silap2 pembangkang terpaksa bersaing sesama sendiri..
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