FORCED
.....State Reform Party member James Bagah says he felt forced to give up his
political belief for the sake of his NGO.
By : LUKE RINTOD
KOTA KINABALU: The Consumers
Affairs and Protection Society of Sabah (Caps) has come under pressure from the
state Barisan Nasional government to remain independent on the political front.
Its president James Bagah
felt the government’s displeasure after he threw in his lot with the opposition
but soldiered on until this weekend.
The State Reform Party
(Star) member said he felt forced to give up his political belief for the sake
of the NGO.
Bagah announced his
resignation from Star that is led by Jeffrey Kitingan and showed a letter to
the party at the end of Caps’ coordinators meeting at Hongkod Koisaan building
on Friday.
“In order not to complicate
things, I have decided to quit my membership in Star. This way it should be
easier for us to deal with the government,” he said.
He said Caps officials had
faced difficulties getting assemblymen and parliamentarians here to endorse
Caps launching on Dec 23 at a hotel here.
Caps is seen as the
replacement of de-registered Cash or Consumer Association of Sabah which was
once headed by long-serving consumer activist Patrick Sindu. Sindu has since
became a member of Star.
According to Bagah, Chief
Minister Musa Aman, has been invited to launch Caps.
Meanwhile, Sabah Star
secretary, Guandee Kohoi, when contacted said he has yet to receive Bagah’s
letter but added it is “no problem” for Star.
“Let James plays his role in
the consumer body, that is okay, no problem for Star with that. After all he is
organising a seminar and a dinner with Musa,” Kohoi said. (FMT)
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