KOTA KINABALU : “Its time
for Sabah and Sarawak to unite and leverage their position as 'Kingmakers' to
restore their full autonomy and rights under the 20/18-Points and the Malaysia
Agreement”, said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chairman, when
commenting on the results of GE-13.
The results of GE-13 are
very similar to GE-12 in 2008 where the Borneo States ended up as 'Kingmakers'
and saviours of the BN federal government. Without Sabah and Sarawak, BN would
have lost power. Alternatively, Sabah and Sarawak can change the cause of
history if their leaders were united to change their allegiance to Pakatan
Rakyat (PR).
“Sabah and Sarawak leaders
should capitalize on their strategic importance to seek solutions to
outstanding problems in federal-state relations especially in Sabah and to
implement the Borneo Agenda” he said.
The 25 MPs of non-Umno BN
Sarawak and the 8 MPs of non-Umno BN Sabah (without counting the 14 Umno Sabah
MPs) are more than therequired 23 to force a change of the BN federal
government.
The leaders of Sabah and
Sarawak, Dr. Jeffrey said, should view things beyond themselves unless their
minds are so imprisoned as to see anything beyond themselves nor appreciate
this very rare opportunity for the Borneo States.
Alternatively, the PM Najib
should himself address this issue before anything happens to his 'fixed deposit'.
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