'1215' Debate: Revelation of the Dark Side of the Sabah Opposition

The 1215 Campaign is a project initiated by NGO Desah to encourage a clear 'one to one fight' against the BN candidates in all Parliament and State seats. 

A recent debate organised by NGO Desah on whether a state or national party is the solution to solving Sabah's problems saw Star (State Reform Party) being asked as to who gave its Sabah chapter President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan the right to claim to represent Borneo through his Borneo Agenda.

This is in account of Borneo being vast and including Kalimantan and Brunei.

Moderated by Dr Arnold Puyok of UiTM, some 200 mostly supporters of the two parties thronged the Tamparuli Recreation Club for the debate between Pajudin Nordin of PKR and Edward Linggu of Star.

Beware! colourful frogs are poisonous: Tawfiq

Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan has described as a lame excuse Datuk Jeffrey’s Kitingan’s assertion that he was seeking solutions for Sabah when he decided to hop from one party to the next six times.

He said Jeffrey’s explanation for party hopping does not hold water. He said Jeffrey also needed to get his historical facts right.

“Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj Aman did not jump from Usno to Umno as claimed by Jeffrey,” he said.

He said that during a special Usno Assembly in 1991, all Usno branches and divisions made a unanimous decision to join Umno en bloc.

DAP agree on political frogging.. but with condition

DAP Sabah advisor Dr Hiew King Cheu who is also MP for Kota Kinabalu said that politicians had the right to change party in pursuit of their political agenda but should not do it before finishing their terms as it would mean betraying the responsibility entrusted to them by the voters.

“For me personally, I think one has to look at the overall scenario when justifying or criticising someone who jumps party,” he said yesterday.

“When the people vote for you, they give you their trust and when you suddenly jump but at the same time still holding the seat given to you by the people, that is not right.

“If you have already finished your term and then decide that you should change your political platform for any reason, then it is up to you,” he said, when asked to comment on the remark by State Reform Party (Star) Sabah chairman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan.

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"We are all frogs" - Dr JK

Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, said all Sabah politicians are "frogs" and not just him, if party-hopping is what the term means.

"We are all frogs but I have been changing parties in order to look for solutions for Sabah and not for my own interest," he claimed, at the Star Bingkor launch, Sunday.

He said almost all Sabah politicians had one way or another changed political parties in their career and claimed that this included Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and his brother Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

He noted that Musa left Usno for Umno while Pairin left Berjaya and Pasok to start Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).

Generally, he said if the politicians stopped hopping, it is because they got positions and comforts for themselves, some even sacrificing their struggle for the rakyat.

He said these selfish leaders would stick with the current ruling Umno as long as the party is in government or as long as they have their own position, but they would jump to other parties if Umno is no longer ruling.

"They are actually 'fat frogs' now, so they don't jump anymore..." he said explaining his party-hopping, which he claimed had been used to discredit him for a long time.

He also defended his party-jumping as merely seeking ways to resolve perennial problems in Sabah which he claimed the ruling leaders failed to resolve.

PR-STAR-SAPP Seats deal.. A fairy Tale Composition?

The opposition parties in Sabah can never get along particularly to strike one-on-one deals for them to face the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 13th General Election, said United Pasok Momogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) Treasurer-General Datuk Dr Marcus Makin Mojigoh.

He said his view was not because of him being a BN representative but it was from an analytical perspective.

"The opposition parties can never get along but why should they?

As Star Sabah chief, Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said it is a democratic world, you have no right to stop anybody to contest especially when some outsiders try to stop them from contesting.

DAP offer politically motivated invitation to Lajim

DAP Tanjung Aru chief Datuk David Chong Ket Sui has extended an invitation to Beaufort MP Datuk Lajim Ukin to join him in DAP or other Pakatan Rakyat components.

"I sincerely invite Lajim to join DAP. Our door is open for him or he can also join other Pakatan Rakyat parties, especially Parti Keadilan Rakyat, and join hands with his brother in Beaufort," he said.

Perhaps Lajim could set up the DAP Beaufort division to continue his struggle for the people there, said Chong commenting on a report that Lajim had announced his resignation as the chief for the Kerambai Kebatu Umno branch during his 57th birthday celebration at his residence in Beaufort during the weekend.

It was also reported that Lajim who is also Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister had recently announced that he would not be defending the Umno Beaufort chief post and, instead, hand it over to his deputy Isnin Aliasnih.

Langkah Lajim sudah dijangka

Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin yang juga Anggota Majlis Tertinggi Umno membuat pengumuman mengejut untuk meletak jawatan ketua cawangan Umno sebagai susulan keputusannya sebelum ini tidak akan mempertahankan jawatan Ketua Umno Bahagian Beaufort pada mesyuarat agung akan datang.

Katanya, langkah pertama yang diambilnya tidak akan pertahankan jawatan Ketua Bahagian dan langkah kedua melepaskan Ketua Cawangan Umno.

"Langkah seterusnya tunggu dan lihat,” kata Anggota Parlimen Beaufort itu pada majlis sambutan hari jadinya ke-57 di kediamannya di Kampung Kaundu Kebatu, di sini.

Dare to fail.. Oops! I did it Again

Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, a Harvard graduate, who has changed political parties a number of times in the past two decades - being a former member of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Parti Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (Akar Bersatu) and United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko), and now The State Reform Party's (STAR) Sabah Chairman expressed his attention to contest in the Keningau parliamentary constituency in the coming general election. 

He also believed has the attention to re-contesting the Bingkor state seat. 

I will let you know when it happens: Bumburing

Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing did not defect as widely speculated yesterday but Sabah’s rumour mills still turn as PKR leaders continue to exude confidence over their prediction of an imminent shift in the state’s political landscape.

 

Even the Tuaran MP added to the speculation last night by playing coy when questioned by The Malaysian Insider on the matter, saying: “Nothing happened now, I will let you know when it happens.”

“I have to be careful with what I say in front of reporters,” he added, laughing.

Bumburing is puzzled as to why the national media is suddenly focusing on his supposed defection to the opposition.

SPF: Beyond Operational Repair

The memberships of Sabah People Front Party (SPF) President and Secretary General have been suspended following the changing of the party's name without the knowledge of the Supreme Council members.

SPF Deputy President Osman Enting said the decision was unanimously agreed to during a special meeting held in Kota Kinabalu on Sunday.

Thirty one Supreme Council members attended the meeting, said Osman who is also chairman of party's disciplinary council.