“THE STATE Reform Party
(STAR) will hold its 1st national convention outside Sarawak when STAR Sabah
hosts the 2012 National Convention on 06 September 2012 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah,”
announced Guandee Kohoi, the Organizing Chairman of the Convention in a press
statement released today.
Objectives
of the Convention
In the forthcoming 13th
General Elections (GE-13) that is expected to be called within the next 6
months, Sabah and Sarawak are expected to be kingmakers in deciding who will
form the next federal government in Putrajaya.
The Convention will provide
the key platform and opportunity for STAR’s national leaders from Sabah and
Sarawak to convey to the Party’s grassroot leaders the importance of and the
roles that STAR are expected to play in the GE-13 given the kingmakers role of
Sabah and Sarawak.
The grassroot leaders will
similarly have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas which will
attract better support of the electorate and strengthen the Party in the coming
elections.
The Convention will also
show that STAR is a national political party and put an end to rumour-mongering
against the party which indirectly is a compliment to the party’s strength and
support. If the Party had no strength
and did not have the people’s support, there would have been no need to spread
the false rumours against the party and its leaders.
Unity
in the Borneo Agenda for Sabah and Sarawak
The Convention will provide
a previously unavailable avenue for the people of Sabah and Sarawak to be
united in their common interests under a common Borneo-based party under STAR.
Together with the Borneo
Agenda being championed by STAR, the people in Sabah and Sarawak will also have
the platform to seek the restoration of the rights of Sabah and Sarawak under
the Malaysia Agreement and the 20-Points and the 18-Points respectively.
Biggest
Delegates Turnout
The Convention will see its
largest delegates turnout of more than 2,000 delegates with some 300 delegates
from Sarawak registered for the event.
The Convention will be
officially opened by STAR President, Dr. Dripin Anak Sakoi, with a keynote
policy speech to be delivered by Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, the Sabah
Chairman. The Convention is also
expected to be attended by the founder of STAR, Dr. Patau Rubis, other supreme
council members as well as leaders of other parties in Sabah in particular the
top leadership of USNO, SAPP and SPF whilst invitations have also been extended
to the Pakatan Rakyat parties in Sabah.
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