A SENIOR Upko division
leader who followed Tuaran MP Datuk Wilfred Bumburing out of the party has
returned to the fold after the announcement of the Royal Commission of Inquiry
(RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah.
Tuaran Upko division
treasurer Daukim Gilu said he is now convinced that the RCI announced by Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Aug 11 was a positive step towards
resolving the illegal immigrant problem.
“I have no more motivation
to continue promoting the so-called Sabah Reform Movement (led by Bumburing),”
he said, adding that he had joined the movement because of delays in the
setting up of the RCI.
“I am happy with the
composition of the RCI panel in terms of calibre and integrity. I am confident
the RCI will meet its objectives to resolve the illegal immigrants issue in
Sabah,” he said.
Daukim said he was happy
that Upko together with other Barisan components would be submitting their
views on the issue of illegal immigrants and the extraordinary rise in Sabah’s
population blamed on the issuance of identity cards.
“I have therefore decided to
continue my political struggle through Upko and Barisan and fully support the
party leadership of Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and Tuaran division chief Datuk
Wilfred Tangau,” he said.
Bumburing quit Upko to
launch a self-styled Sabah Reform Movement on July 29, a day after Umno’s
Beaufort MP Datuk Lajim Ukin also launched a similar but different movement
called Sabah Alliance for Change.
Bumburing and Lajim are
aligned with the opposition Pakatan Rakyat. (TheSTAR)
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