Four Sabah PKR reps protest
Published on: Monday, August 26, 2013
Kota Kinabalu: The appointment of Sabah opposition chief Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin as the State's Parti Keadilan Rakyat chief by PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has not gone down well with some party members, particularly four Sabah PKR State Assembly membersMatunggong Assemblyman, Jelani Hamdan, said while they respect the decision by Anwar to appoint Lajim, who is believed to have joined the PKR only recently, they are dissatisfied that they were not consulted for their views.According to him, he and three other PKR elected representatives - Terrence Siambun (Moyog), Jeremy Malajad (Kadamaian) and Christina Liew (Api-Api) - had handed over the proposals to both Anwar and Lajim regarding certain issues.
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"If these proposals are not considered, we will not be accepting any positions in any committees or within the party," he said, Sunday.He also said that they might be emulating the approach by counterpart Assemblyman for Luyang (DAP), Hiew King Cheu, in relinquishing all their current positions in the party.Although they would not be taking any drastic action such as ditching the party, he said, they would not be involved in any party activities if Anwar and Lajim do not consider their proposals.The proposals, he said, which have been agreed to by Sabah PKR assemblymen, were given to Anwar during PKR-held Hari Raya Open House in a hotel here last month.
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"Lajim knew about the proposals because we also gave him a copy," he said.Nevertheless, the four elected representatives will wait for the appointment of the Sabah PKR Leaders' Council before making the next move.
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"We will wait who Laijm will appoint into the council and also whether he will consider and respect our proposals," said Jelani.He said Lajim replaced former Sabah PKR chief, Ahmad Thamrin Jaini, following the petition by about 16 or 17 division heads or acting heads for Thamrin to be ousted."Probably they wanted a new face (to lead Sabah PKR)," he said.He voiced concern that there would be "casualty" in Sabah PKR similar to when Lajim was appointed as Sabah opposition chief.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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