Sabah Umno can't be saved: PAN

Kota Kinabalu: The decision of several Sabah Umno MPs, Senators, assemblymen and division chiefs to abandon the party en-masse on Wednesday signals that Umno is now dead in Sabah and is unlikely it could be saved again.

Parti Anak Negeri Sabah (Anak Negeri) President Datuk Henrynus Amin said the news was not surprising.

However, Henrynus said the future of Gabungan Bersatu Sabah as the opposition without Umno was a big issue, with Dr Maximus Ongkili (PBS), Dr Jeffrey Kitingan (Star), Arthur Kurup (PBRS), Zakaria Idris (Umno) and Anifah Aman (Independant) meeting with Tun Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

"Now the only ones left in Gabungan Sabah are PBS and Star with MPs and Assemblymen."

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Nevertheless, Anak Negeri called for their leaders, members and supporters throughout Sabah to make no assumptions about the future of the party and to keep up with the current political developments calmly.

He said Anak Negeri's stance is to take a wait-and-see approach before taking the next step. Anak Negeri will continue to defend its stand, struggle and position as an opposition party, he said.

Although Anak Negeri does not have an assemblyman it must support the core of the party's 5-point struggle and be free to discuss, criticise and oppose any injustice, tyranny, negligence, corruption, false promises and government policies that are deemed unfavorable to Sabahans , he said.

Meanwhile, with the latest development in Umno that saw its entire liaison committee members in Sabah and almost all the divisional chiefs in the state announcing their resignation, the remaining members are seeking for its president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamid to resign from the post for the party to progress and move on.

Sabah Umno Youth vice-chief Ghazalie Ansing said the party's Supreme Council should ask Ahmad Zahid to resign if he did not want to do it voluntarily.

"We want Umno to be led by someone who is capable of leading this sacred party...the uncertainty of the president in determining Umno's direction has resulted in many party leaders and members leaving.

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"The president does not command respect from Umno leaders and members, and he is also seen as trying to make the party a shield to protect him against (court) cases facing him," Ghazali said in a statement here today.

Ghazalie, who is also Tawau Umno Youth leader, said despite almost all the party divisional leaders in Sabah having left Umno, the state Umno youth movement would continue to fight for Umno's survival in Sabah. – Bernama

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