Yong: Peninsula parties will have to 'close shop' in Sabah
Published on: Friday, September 21, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee (pic) said the Federal Government's decision to return equal status for Sabah and Sarawak with Malaya means that political parties from the peninsula will eventually have to cease its presence in Sabah.He said once Sabah has reverted to its pre-1976 position as equal in status to Malaya, it automatically follows that the Sabah chapters of parties with headquarters based in KL will also be equal in status with the same parties in Malaya."For instance, Sabah MCA and Sabah DAP must be equal in status to their parent parties in Malaya. PKR Sabah and PAS Sabah must also be equal in status with their counterparts in Malaya. It is no longer justifiable for these federal parties to appoint Sabah chapters which are treated just like any of their chapters in Perlis or Malacca or other states," he said in a statement.
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He believes it is only a matter of time these federal parties in Sabah will fall out of favour with Sabahans and Sarawakians. "Hence, equal status for Sabah and Sarawak will lead to the eventual closure of parti Malaya in Sabah," he said, adding that his party welcomes and fully supports the announcement of the Prime Minister that Sabah and Sarawak will regain its status equal to Malaya in accordance with the spirit, letter and intent of the Malaysia Agreement 1963." Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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