Kota Kinabalu, Friday, 21 January 2022
More than a generation has passed ever since the party was formed.
In this one generation, Malaysia has gone through many political changes, particularly in the last four years, ever since the monopoly over political power has been broken by the general elections of 2018.
The new normal of Malaysia is power sharing among several political parties. In the case of SAPP, I can see the increase in power sharing between Sabah, Sarawak and the federal government. This is the great window of opportunity that SAPP has been speaking of ever since 2008.
Progress on MA63 compliance is finally taking shape, ever since the year 2010 when SAPP first brought the MA63 issue to the national mainstream by way of a by-election.
Among the key struggles of the party is the Sabah IC to legitimate Malaysians in Sabah, the return of Labuan to Sabah and the just sharing of our oil and gas natural resources, all of which are consistent with compliance with MA63. Our struggle for land reforms include the revival of 999-year land tenure, and the Residency System of decentralised government shall be pursued at all levels of government. Not forgetting also our search for the truths to the Double 6 Tragedy of 1976.
I call on SAPP members to be on a high level of situational awareness, that is to understand the political intrigues happening around us, in Sabah and at the federal level. Only when we have situational awareness, then we can have constructive engagements with other political parties who share a common purpose with SAPP.
I express my respect to our members who have become battle-hardened over the years. I express my appreciation to our members for their loyalty and dedication to the party. Even though we have very little access to political power at the moment, I am confident that SAPP members will continue to do our very best to serve the people and to propel Sabah, and Malaysia, to greater heights in any way we can.
Thank you.
Datuk Yong Teck Lee
SAPP President
Photo caption:
Group photo of SAPP Supreme Councillors after their meeting and the party’s 28th anniversary celebration on 21 January 2022