KOTA KINABALU: It is in line with the spirit MA63 and the autonomy of Sabah to call for the election of Sabah’s legislative seats to be limited to local political parties in Sabah.
SAPP has received overwhelming response from people supporting the proposal that only Sabah political parties contest in the Sabah state elections.
A statement released by SAPP Information Chief Chin Vui Kai stated that understandably, only some leaders of political parties from the peninsula are unhappy.
Taking the past Sarawak Legislative Assembly elections as an example, both BN and PN respected Sarawak’s sovereignty and did not send candidates to the contest. Only the Pakatan Harapan was disrespectful of MA63 and Sarawak autonomy, he said.
“Everyone should recall that when Lim Guan Eng, the former Secretary-General of the DAP, was the Federal Finance Minister in 2019, he insulted Sarawakians that Sarawak would be bankrupt under GPS in three years.”
“After the 2022 general elections, Lim Guan Eng has to personally apologise to Sarawak. The Secretary-General of DAP, Anthony Loke, has to humble himself by going to Sarawak personally to apologise to Sarawak.”
“This is because Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional must obtain the support of the GPS in order to form the federal government.”
Sabahans remember that, during the 2020 Kimanis parliamentary constituency, the Chairman of the Barisan Nasional swore that BN would implement 100% of MA63.
“But later, the chairman of the Sabah BN made the excuse that if Sabah’s 40% tax entitlement is implemented, the federal government will go bankrupt,” he said.
“Now it is obvious to all that the Sarawak government has managed to run Sarawak better and better without the interference of political parties in the peninsula. Therefore, if Sabah can do this, not only can Sabah be governed more autonomously, but it will also be more representative in the federal government. This is also more in line with the spirit of MA63.”-pr/BNN
