Anak Negeri accepts resignation of five, refutes claim
Published on: Saturday, March 24, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Kerjasama Anak Negeri (PKAN) accepted the resignation of five Supreme Council members with regret and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.However, the party refuted the claim by the five that PKAN was run by only three people."We accept the resignation of Willybroad Missi (Deputy President), Dusip Gani (Information Chief) and Supreme Council members Joanna Edler Bibi Kukbung, Eustachius John Jimuli and Dionysius Gundidi Asoi with regret and wish them all the best in their future endeavours," its Secretary-General Dr Paul Porodong said.
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The former deputy president had claimed that PKAN was run by only three people.Contrary to Williebroad's claim, Porodong said Anak Negeri is run by several committees that hold regular meetings in preparation for the 14th General Election."Willibroad was right that Parti Anak Negeri holds its Supreme Council meeting once in three months in fulfilment of its constitutional obligation."Among the active party committee meetings include the Executive Committee and Political Bureau headed by the President himself, the Finance Committee headed by party Treasurer Thomas Tsen, PACA Committee headed by Peter Beaty/YB Dr Edwin Bosi and Bumi/Muslim task force headed by Milkusin Abdillah Sulai.
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The Information Propaganda Committee was supposed to be headed by Dusip Gani @ Paulus as the appointed Information Chief but he never called or conducted any meeting in spite of being asked to do so since being appointed onApril 30, 2017."As Dusip has been absent from the Supreme Council meetings for more than three times and failed to carry out his role, most of the tasks on information has to be carried out by the President himself," Porodong said.
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For the record, he said all said five former members did not attend the last Supreme Council meeting to discuss and decide on the PCS/PKAN political pact in spite of repeated calls and reminders for reasons best known to them."To accuse Anak Negeri of not involving them in committee meetings was simply untrue," said the Secretary-General."The truth is there is suspicion the five will soon join PKS, following the footsteps of two party leaders who left the party much earlier.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"The party has been expecting these five to announce their resignation anytime after the signing of the PCS/PKAN political pact," Porodong said."We informed PCS President Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing days before the signing of the political pact that Anak Negeri might lose up to seven members of the Supreme Council after the signing of the PCS/Anak Negeri political pact." According to him, the party was ready for the expected political fallout due to the signing of the political pact and those resigning from the party will be quickly replaced.