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Join Pakatan instead of forming new alliance, Sabah Opposition told
KOTA KINABALU, March 12, 2015:
Sabah DAP chief Jimmy Wong is not shaken by the emergence of United Sabah Alliance (USA), a new alliance that bands four Sabah-based opposition parties together.
In fact, the Kota Kinabalu Member of Parliament believes that USA and its objectives would not carry any weight, especially where Sabah’s needs were concerned.
“Step back. You are not doing Sabahans any good.
“You may just cause more trouble and suffering to the people,” said Wong, when contacted by The Rakyat Post.
Calling on the USA leaders to be “slightly humble”, he said the Pakatan Rakyat’s doors were always open for them to join their struggle.
Pakatan Rakyat, the DAP politician, said was a proven Opposition alliance and if USA wanted to be stronger, then joining this peninsula-based grouping was the way forward.
“I have gone to the interiors, and people are complaining that instead of assuring them that their rights would be protected, the local Opposition parties seemed to be more concerned about bad-mouthing peninsula-based political parties.”
Wong urged his colleagues in the Sabah Opposition front to get their priorities right.
He said the presence of many Opposition parties in the general election, would only divide the votes and may give their common enemy, the Barisan Nasional, an advantage.
“We don’t want our supporters to be divided, because at the end of the day, we all want to win and form the government.
“With them in our camp, I am sure we can make it happen,” said Wong, alluding to USA leaders and supporters.
USA, led by former state Finance Minister Datuk Mohd Noor Mansoor, is comprised of United Borneo Front (UBF), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), State Reform Party Sabah (Star Sabah) and Sabah Reform Movement (APS).
It was set up to combat efforts and threats posed by racial extremists in the state.
