Parti Cinta Sabah accepted as Gabungan Rakyat Sabah component
Published on: Thursday, May 23, 2024
Masidi and Anifah
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS), a Sabah-based party led by its President Senator Tan Sri Anifah Aman, has been accepted into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).
Announcing this, GRS Secretary-General Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said Anifah made an official application to join the coalition and all party presidents unanimously accepted it to be a new component.
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He said the participation of PCS as a local party is an important step in further strengthening unity and political unity in Sabah.
“We believe that with closer cooperation, we can achieve the common goal of developing the State in a more prosperous direction.
“In line with the principle of Sabah First, GRS is now getting stronger and ready to face any challenge to ensure the wellbeing and prosperity of Sabah is achieved,” Masidi said in a statement, Wednesday.
He urged the people of Sabah to give solid support to GRS in their efforts to build a brighter and more prosperous future for all.
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Anifah, on behalf of PCS leaders and supporters, said he was pleased with the announcement and expressed highest gratitude to GRS Chairman cum Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and all coalition leaders for accepting PCS into the GRS family.
“As the saying goes, a family that eats together, stays together. On this common table, PCS shares the same vision and mission with the GRS for Sabah and the people.
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“After all, we are a local Sabah party and naturally, we see our home in the GRS which is a truly local entity that Sabahans have long envisioned for,” he said in a statement.
Anifah, a former Foreign Minister, said PCS has been a relatively new party from the time he took over leadership about four years ago.
During this period, he said the party has grown in strength, wisdom and maturity.
“Our party leaders and members comprise people from all walks of life, all of whom are driven by a genuine love for our beloved Sabah, hence the name of our party.
“The wealth of experience, knowledge and skills they bring to PCS is priceless as we strive to make a difference to the lives of the people of Sabah, which is also the highest aim of the GRS,” he said.
As a Sabah political party, Anifah, who is also the Chairman of Invest Sabah Berhad, said it is in the PCS political DNA to champion Sabah’s rights and the best interest of the State and the people.
“For this, we share the GRS’s ‘Sabah First’ core, which is a two-pronged approach that puts the rights and interests of Sabah as the top priorities and places importance on the various developments needed in Sabah.
“PCS also shares the GRS’ commitment to strengthening Sabah’s push for local agendas on the national, regional and international level.
“It is our bigger responsibility to place the fight for the State’s interests as our number one priority,” he said.
Anifah said he assured that PCS will work hard to ensure that the GRS will continue to strengthen its position as the political power bloc that Sabahans of all ethnicities and beliefs can identity themselves with; a force that they can put their faith and hope for generations to come.
“Lastly, I recall the words of our Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, “Rumah Kita, Kitalah Yang Jaga” (We take care of our own house).
“For most Sabahans, his words give us goosebumps because they speak our hearts. For PCS, being accepted into the GRS family makes us feel like a coming home. And we shall take care of this house because this is our HOME,” he said.
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