Within a day of the Barisan Nasional coalition members announcing their pick for the May 5 general election, questions are being raised about whether they were reading from BN chairman Najib Tun Razak’s script.
It does not appear so and cracks are beginning to appear in the alliance three days before nomination on April 20..
The Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) candidates announced by its president Joseph Pairin Kitingan yesterday was not the list finalised and approved by Najib and has caused some confusion in the party.
A party’s leader told FMT that the list of candidates given by Najib to all BN component party leaders in Kuala Lumpur on Monday was different from the list read out by Pairin in Donggongon yesterday.
“The changes might had been made during the PBS supreme council meeting in the morning before the announcement was made to the media in the afternoon,” a divisional leader said.
According to the PBS’ released list, the Inanam state seat will be defended by incumbent Johnny Goh, but this is contrary to the official list of coalition candidates.
According to that list, Joseph Paulus Lantip, an unknown in the party, has been given the green light to contest for the BN.
The party insider also disclosed that Pairin had declared incumbent assemblyman Joachim Gunsalam would defend the seat for the BN though the official list puts PBS secretary-general Henrynus Amin as the approved candidate.
Over in Kiulu, Sabah Journalist Association president Joniston Bangkuai, who has yet to resign from his job, is said to have been on Najib’s list but Pairin announced that incumbent Louis Rampas has been retained.
PBS in trouble
Telephone calls to Goh, Amin and Bangkuai for confirmation or comments went unanswered.
A check of Amin’s latest Facebook posting, however, indicated his anger at being left out of the PBS list of candidates.
The posting simply stated that “former secretary-general of Parti Bersatu Sabah” as his place of work.
An Inanam PBS divisional senior officer, when contacted, said Goh’s office was aware of the matter but the incumbent three-term assemblyman is hoping to file his nomination papers this weekend despite the BN leadership’s endorsement of Lantip.
“I am not confident that Lantip is a winnable candidate even though he might had been picked up by BN top leaders on recommendation by the state government’s think-tank IDS [Institute for Development Studies],” the officer said.
The officer said without the assistance of Goh, it would be an uphill task for Lantip to defend Inanam for BN against the Sabah Progressive Party’s (SAPP) deputy president Eric Majimbun, the incumbent MP for Sepanggar.
In the 2008 general election, Goh won the state seat with a 1,686-vote majority in a four-cornered contest.
Daniel John Jambun of PKR polled 4,293 votes, DAP’s Jeffrey Kumin (2,864) and Independent Clafence Chin lost his deposit polling just 196 votes.
Meanwhile, the PBS Sepanggar division is having an emergency meeting tonight to discuss the latest development in Inanam.
Inanam comes under the Sepanggar parliamentary constituency, together with the state seat of Karambunai.
The BN candidate for Sepanggar is new-comer Jumat Idris from Umno while incumbent Jainab Ahmad, also from Umno, is defending her Karambunai seat. -FMT
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Pairin ignores Najib’s list
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Gandingan calon muka baharu dan lama Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 (PRU13) penting bagi mengimbangi pembaharuan dan pengalaman yang dimiliki mereka dalam memimpin rakyat dan mentadbir kesinambungan pembangunan negara.
ReplyDeleteKetua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Aman berkata kehadiran muka baharu berupaya membawa pembaharuan kepada parti apabila terpilih mewakili rakyat.
ReplyDelete“Gandingan muka baharu sebagai tenaga baharu dan membawa idea baharu, tetapi dalam masa yang sama kita mahukan orang lama yang bekerja yang pernah menjalankan tugas baik untuk ada kesinambungan wakil rakyat bagi memastikan kelancaran proses transformasi negara seperti yang dimahukan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” katanya kepada pemberita di sini, kelmarin.
Musa yang juga pengerusi BN negeri berkata setiap wakil rakyat termasuk calon yang dipilih seharusnya meneruskan kerja-kerja berkhidmat kepada rakyat terutama mengadakan program turun padang bagi memahami masalah mereka.
ReplyDeleteBeliau turut mengakui bahawa kebanyakan calon muka baharu yang dipilih merupakan kemunculan pertama kali yang harus diberi peluang berdasarkan pemikiran idea baharu golongan pelapis muda sementara muka lama tidak harus dipinggirkan.
“Setiap wakil rakyat (yang dipilih) harus memastikan setiap rakyat kawasan mereka tidak terbiar kerana kita mesti ada kesinambungan dan perancangan bagi setiap program yang telah dijalankan sampai dan penting memberi manfaat kepada rakyat,” katanya.
ReplyDeleteTerdahulu semasa berucap Musa menekankan bahawa rakyat perlu terus mengetahui dan menghargai usaha dan pembangunan yang dijalankan oleh Kerajaan BN selama ini.
Katanya, hasil usaha kerajaan selama ini telah berjaya menurunkan kadar kemiskinan Negeri daripada 19.7 peratus pada tahun 2009 kepada hanya 8.1 peratus pada tahun 2012.
ReplyDeletePendapatan isi rumah di negeri ini berjaya ditingkatkan, hasil daripada pelbagai projek oleh kerajaan selama ini yang bukan sahaja mengurangkan kadar kemiskinan malah berjaya membasmi kadar kemiskinan tegar juga, katanya.
Katanya, melalui pengurusan yang cekap, berhemah dan tidak berbelanja sesuka hati, kerajaan juga berjaya menarik minat pelabur swasta sama ada dari dalam atau luar negara ke Sabah di mana pada suku pertama tahun 2012, Sabah mencatatkan jumlah pelaburan yang tertinggi di Malaysia iaitu sebanyak RM10 bilion.
ReplyDelete“Jika dahulu kita hampir tidak mempunyai kewangan dan dana, namun sekarang ini kita berjaya mempunyai dana sebanyak RM3 bilion lebih,” katanya selain menyatakan kemasukan banyak pelaburan ke Sabah dapat membuka lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan kepada para penganggur, anak-anak muda dan para graduan di negeri ini.
Pada sidang akhbar itu, Musa turut mengumumkan Datuk Raime Unggi sebagai calon BN bagi kerusi Parlimen Tenom.
ReplyDeletePada Selasa Musa ketika mengumumkan calon bagi Umno, parti yang menunjangi BN Sabah, mengemukakan enam muka baharu sebagai calon yang akan bertanding di kerusi Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) negeri ini pada pilihan raya umum kali ini.
Di Sabah sebanyak 25 kerusi Parlimen dan 60 kerusi DUN dipertandingkan pada PRU13.
Turut hadir pada majlis itu i Pengarah Jabatan Penerangan Negeri Sabah Almain Ajirul, Pengarah Penyiaran Sabah Jalani Mahmud dan Pengarah JASA Sabah Abdul Manap Lakariba.
Parti Bersatu Sabah announced two new faces in its line-up of 18 candidates yesterday. Its president, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, said newcomer Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching would be fielded in the Tawau Parliamentary seat, which was previously contested by Sabah Progressive Party.
ReplyDeleteThe Sri Tanjong state seat would be contested by Fung Len Fui. In the 2008 elections, BN candidate Samson Chin lost the seat to DAP's Jimmy Wong Sze Phin
ReplyDeleteAs expected, Pairin would defend his Keningau parliamentary seat and Tambunan state seat, while his deputies Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili and Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai would defend their Kota Marudu parliamentary seat and Api-Api state seat, respectively. On the new faces, he said both were well-known their communities.
ReplyDeleteFung, 42, originally from Tawau, have been involved in politics since 1994 under PBS and has held various positions. Yap holds a masters degree in education from University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
ReplyDeleteHanya dua muka baharu dikemukakan oleh Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) bagi menghadapi Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 manakala penyandang lain masih dikekalkan di kawasan masing- masing.
ReplyDeletePresidennya, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan berkata, berdasarkan laporan yang diterima parti, kesemua calon PBS yang dikekalkan mempunyai hubungan sangat rapat bersama masyarakat dan mengetahui selok-belok kawasan dengan baik.
ReplyDeleteKatanya, selain sumbangan dan usaha gigih penyandang di kawasan masing-masing, tugas yang dilaksanakan juga sangat memuaskan dalam membawa kemajuan serta pembangunan yang diharapkan oleh masyarakat setempat.
ReplyDelete"Hanya dua calon baharu dikemukakan oleh PBS pada pilihan raya umum kali ini iaitu Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching di Parlimen Tawau dan Fung Len Fui di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sri Tanjong manakala di kawasan lain adalah sama," katanya dalam sidang akhbar selepas mengumumkan senarai calon PBS, di sini hari ini.
ReplyDeleteSebagai Huguan Siou iaitu pemimpin agung masyarakat Kadazandusun Murut, Pairin masih kekal bertanding di dua kerusi iaitu Parlimen Keningau dan DUN Tambunan. PBS dalam Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 mempertaruhkan calon di lima Parlimen dan 13 DUN, kekal seperti dalam pilihan raya umum 2008.
ReplyDeleteMengulas lanjut, Pairin berkata, pemilihan Kain Ching untuk bertanding di Parlimen Tawau adalah disebabkan kerusi itu dahulunya dimiliki oleh rakan komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) iaitu Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP).
ReplyDeleteMenurutnya, setelah SAPP bertindak keluar daripada BN, kerusi itu diperuntukkan kepada PBS dan pemilihan Kain Ching berdasarkan khidmat bakti yang besar sebagai guru, malah pernah dianugerahkan sebagai 'Super Teacher'.
ReplyDeleteSementara itu, katanya, pemilihan Len Fui untuk bertanding di DUN Sri Tanjong berdasarkan jawatan yang disandangnya sebagai Pemimpin Kemajuan Rakyat selama dua penggal di Sri Tanjong.
ReplyDeleteJelasnya, hubungan rapat calon itu dengan masyarakat dan mengetahui selok belok kawasan itu dengan baik, maka Len Fui adalah calon terbaik yang dimiliki oleh PBS untuk bertanding di DUN tersebut.
ReplyDeleteKatanya, Sri Tanjong sememangnya kerusi PBS tetapi calon PBS, Datuk Samson Chin tewas kepada calon DAP, Wong Sze Phin @ Jimmy pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12.
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The last candidate in the Sabah Barisan Nasional line up for the May 5 general election was named here today.
ReplyDeleteIncumbent Datuk Raime Unggi will be defending his Tenom parliamentary seat according to Sabah BN chief Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
ReplyDeleteThis was the decision by the party leadership," said Musa who is also Umno Sabah chief.
ReplyDeleteYesterday Musa announced the names of 13 parliamentary and 32 state candidates from Sabah Umno minus the Tenom representative.
ReplyDeleteThe Sabah Umno line up also included seven new candidates, two who will switch places while the rest were incumbents that will be defending their respective seats.
ReplyDeleteNew candidates should be grateful for the opportunity and trust given to them
ReplyDeletePairin said they are keeping the incumbents due to their vast experience and performance shown.
ReplyDelete"Those who were in service, have knowledge about what the people wants.
"They have pledged to work harder for the people," he said.
Calon-calon yang tersenarai pada pilihan raya kali ini terutamanya yang bertanding semula seperti dikawasan DUN N4 Matunggung En Sarapin Magana dan N5 Tandek Anita Baranting di kira amat bertuah kerana sekali lagi mendapat kepercayaan untuk bertanding di PRU-13
ReplyDelete"The inclusion of Kudat in the SSA is upon our request through the federal cabinet.
ReplyDeleteThis will ensure that the people of Kudat, Banggi, Kota Marudu, Pitas and Sugut receive better security attention and surveillance with enhanced security manpower and capability," said Bersatu Sabah (PBS) deputy president Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
PARTI Bersatu Sabah (PBS) President Tan Sri Pairin Kitingan said he will defend his Keningau parliamentary seat and Tambunan state seat
ReplyDeleteretak sememangnya mula muncul dalam pakatan BN itu..
ReplyDeleteif Pairin ignore Najib's list, then this is a sign of Sabah BN began to split ..
ReplyDeleteInfighting within the party over the candidate list only weakens the party's foundation and inevitable disaster.
ReplyDeleteya, betul...calon baru harus bersyukur kerana dapat bertanding
ReplyDeleteyes, the combination of new and old faces candidates BN in the next GE is important to balance innovation
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ReplyDeleteDiharapkan calon baru yang bertanding dapat memberikan yang terbaik kepada rakyat.
ReplyDeleteGandingan muka baru dan lama pasti akan memberikan lebih idea dalam parti.
ReplyDeletePairin pasti akna dapat mempertahankan kawasan beliau.
ReplyDeleteUmno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has described the Barisan Nasional's win in Sabah and the retention of the Semporna parliamentary seat as reflecting the people's confidence in the BN to continue leading the country and ensuring their well-being.
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ReplyDeleteMohd Shafie, who is also the Semporna Umno division chief, said that on the average, the BN candidates won in almost all the rural areas.
ReplyDelete"This achievement is due to our efforts and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's aim to boost the rural areas in terms of infrastructure, human development and the economy,” he told reporters after he was announced as the winner of the Semporna seat with a 20,905-vote majority.
Mohd Shafie said the BN would ensure that Sabah remained its stronghold and 'fixed deposit'.
ReplyDeleteIn the 13th general election, BN also retains three state seats in Sempora namely Sulabayan, Senallang and Bugaya.
ReplyDeleteIn KOTA KINABALU, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who defended the Keningau parliamentary seat and Tambunan state seat, said the people remains confident on BN as a party that can bring transformation and benefits.
ReplyDelete"After this I will focus on developing infrastructure and education in the area besides improving the community's economy, especially those in rural areas," he said.
ReplyDeletePuteri Umno Chief Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin, who successfully retained the Papar parliamentary seat, said BN's win showed the party was still relevant and accepted by the people including youths.
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