Kota Kinabalu, Monday 25th October 2021.
The secret talks between Pakatan Harapan (PKR/DAP/UPKO) with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leaders behind the scenes have been leaked by PH leaders who are overeager for the MoU to be executed.
SAPP is of the view that any pact between GRS and the opposition parties in Sabah is meaningless without the participation of Parti Warisan, a Sabah local party which is not a member of PH. This is because opposition parties PKR/DAP are Malaya parties. Their (PKR/DAP) leaders in Sabah have no say. Even the secret talks, between DAP and GRS’s top leaders have to be led by DAP’s supremo, Lim Guan Eng.
In Sabah, the fact is that the main opposition party is Warisan, not PH. The only local party in PH is UPKO. Hence, any talk of any co-operation agreement with opposition parties in Sabah should realistically involve Warisan. Whether Warisan wants to be involved or not is a different matter to be addressed when it is time to cross the bridge.
Furthermore, any co-operation agreement between GRS and opposition parties must uphold the rule of Law. The co-operation pact must not be tainted by any hint of “out of court settlement” of on-going court cases or other litigation before any court of Law.
By: Datuk Yong Teck Lee
President SAPP,
Deputy Chairman, Perikatan Nasional