Azmin, the Gombak MP, had been huddled in a closed-door meeting with PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali and DAP elections director Tan Kok Wai for most of Friday afternoon.
"Today, our focus was on three states - Johor, Sabah and Sarawak. And we have agreed to have another round involving the top leadership of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, YB Kit Siang and the PAS president (Hadi Awang) on Monday," Azmin told reporters who crowded round him as left the meeting at around 6pm.
"These are the 3 states where we still have some overlapping seats. All the other states have been concluded, the entire seats allocation whether at parliamentary or state level. There may be some adjustments but we are not demanding Gelang Patah (Johor). That is over and we want to move forward."
Not demanding Gelang Patah but we want Jui Meng to lead the PKR charge in Johor
When asked if the problematic seats in Johor involved PKR vice president Chua Jui Meng, Azmin said the party was trying to find the latter a suitable seat as they wanted him to lead the PKR's charge in the southern state.
However, Azmin pointed out the Johor negotiations centered around 3 state seats and only one parliamentary seat. Jui Meng, should he contest, is slated for a parliamentary seat.
"Certainly we want him to play a key role in Johor. And he has agreed. We will try to find him a suitable seat but that is subject to discussion as I mentioned Johor is one of the key states under discussion and the decision will be made by the top leadership," said Azmin.
Jui Meng had been slated to contest at Gelang Patah, but Anwar had ceded the PKR seat to DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, who had wanted to leave his Ipoh Timur seat to purportedly help PR stir up a "tsunami from the south".
"I had a house and that was called Gelang Patah. I was asked to work there. Later I was asked to leave and of course it was good that the party said it would look for another for me. But unfortunately up to now, no doors have been opened to me. And I have said, that does not matter to me. What matters is that PR wins and wins big," Jui Meng had told a press conference earlier in the morning.
"At this moment, there is no seat that can be said to be offered to me. At the moment PKR has 11 parliamentary seats. We had 12 seats. I am not in the business of usurping anyone. I intend to make sure all these people (his PKR colleagues) win. But it is not in my character to ask anyone to make way for me."
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Only Johor, Sabah & S'wak left to sort out - Azmin
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Sabah PKR, pre-empting any likely ‘hijacking’ by Kuala Lumpur, hurriedly announced its seven candidates for the state’s west coast region.
ReplyDeleteTuaran PKR Chief, Ansari Abdullah said Sabah PKR had “taken the liberty” of making the announcement based on an earlier promise by Pakatan Rakyat leaders, including Anwar Ibrahim, of giving “autonomy” for the state coalition’s decisions.
ReplyDeleteHe said the candidates were himself for Tuaran constituency and surgeon-activist-author Dr Chong Eng Leong for Sepanggar.
Others were Mazhry Nasir (Putatan), Anthony Mandiau (Kota Marudu), Mursalim Tanjul (Kudat), Saidil Semoi (Kota Belud) and Johanathan Yassin (Ranau).
ReplyDeleteWhen unveiling the list late yesterday in Sabah PKR headquarters in Penampang, Ansari said: “We have taken the liberty to release the names of the seven candidates that have been picked by the respective divisions.
“This is a test of whether the party leadership is sincere in its promise to give us autonomy. We are very confident that the party will pass this test.
ReplyDelete“We are very confident that Anwar and the party leaderships of PAS and DAP will honour their commitment that matters involving Sabah will be decided by Sabahans.
Also present were the seven ‘proposed’ candidates and other PKR divisional chiefs.
According to Ansari, the candidates had been identified as far back as two years ago, and their backgrounds had been “thoroughly vetted.”
ReplyDeleteHe added that the candidates’ respective divisions had also endorsed them.
A confident Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, hailed for the state’s sound financial management and state Barisan Nasional (BN) supremacy in the 2008 general election, is once again expected to spearhead the coalition in the coming polls against a disunited opposition in the state.
ReplyDeleteFiring the first salvo after the dissolution of the Dewan Rakyat and the Sabah Legislative Assembly yesterday, Musa, who is also the state BN chairman, called on the people of Sabah not to gamble away their future by experimenting with an opposition government.
ReplyDelete“Think wisely before making a decision, and don’t gamble away the future of our children and the country,” Musa was quoted as saying.
The charismatic Musa led the state BN to a thumping victory in the last general election, capturing 24 of the 25 parliamentary seats and 59 of the 60 state seats, leaving the DAP with the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary and Sri Tanjung (Tawau) state seats.
ReplyDeleteWith negotiations for a possible one-to-one contest or showdown between the BN and a united opposition front in Sabah making no headway, the BN is now in a better position to deliver another double political knockout to its opponents in both the parliamentary and state elections.
The seeds of disunity began to appear within the opposition when Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced here recently that Pakatan Rakyat would face the BN on its own without the support of the state-based parties in the coming general election in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteThis did not go down well with the leaders of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), a local party that left the BN on Sept 17, 2008, which had been hoping for a strategic alliance to face the mighty BN election machinery.
In what is seen as a blow for the opposition, SAPP secretary-general Datuk Richard Yong had subsequently described Anwar’s announcement as implying that ‘PR is over-confident.’
PM - "Biarlah pembangkang kata manifesto bukan janji, kalau bukan janji, apa guna bentang manifesto yang baru, apa faedah bentang manifesto baru.
ReplyDelete"Kepada BN, manifesto adalah satu perkara yang serius," katanya.
ReplyDeleteSebaliknya Najib membidas pembangkang dan menyifatkan manifesto mereka sebagai sebuah "fantasi dan khayalan" dengan menabur janji sesuka hati.
ReplyDeleteNajib yang juga Menteri Kewangan berkata sekiranya janji pembangkang dilaksanakan maka defisit negara akan melambung kepada 11.5 peratus manakala hutang negara juga akan melonjak
ReplyDeleteKita tidak boleh beri mereka peluang untuk mentadbir negara sebab tidak ada apa yang telah mereka lakukan dalam tempoh lima tahun lepas," katanya.
ReplyDeleteKenyataan Presiden Parti Progresif Sabah (SAPP) Datuk Yong Teck Lee yang bertegas negeri Sabah mesti bertanding di majoriti kerusi dalam dewan undangan negeri adalah sesuatu yang menarik dalam konteks Negeri Di Bawah Bayu itu. Teck Lee memberi alasan parti-parti yang ditubuhkan di Semenanjung perlu memberi laluan kepada parti seperti SAPP untuk menerajui kerajaan sekiranya menang dalam Pilihan Raya Umum ke 13 nanti. Katanya ini adalah penting demi untuk melindungi autonomi negeri tersebut mengikut perjanjian gagasan Malaysia 1963.
ReplyDeleteMesej sebenarnya dituju kepada tiga parti pembangkang Semenanjung iaitu PKR, Pas dan Dap yang beria-iya untuk merampas negeri yang menjadi 'deposit undi' bagi Barisan Nasional untuk sekian lama. Walaupun SAPP terkenal dengan slogan parochial 'Sabah Untuk Sabah' yang agak keterlaluan, namun ia membayangkan hasrat serta pandangan yang terpendam dalam sanubari pemimpin-pemimpin parti tempatan terhadap parti-parti pembangkang dari Semenanjung.
ReplyDeleteIni berbeza dengan UMNO yang bertapak di Sabah secara semulajadi dan terhormat dengan menyerap parti USNO yang diasaskan oleh Tun Datu Mustapha. Oleh itu rakyat Sabah tidak rasa janggal menerima kehadiran UMNO di bumi mereka kerana 100 peratus UMNO adalah juga warisan USNO yang banyak berjasa dalam perjuangan kemerdekaan negeri itu serta peranan besarnya dalam penyertaan dalam Persekutuan Malaysia. Bagi rakyat Sabah, USNO adalah UMNO dan UMNO adalah USNO.
ReplyDeleteIni berlainan pula dengan ketiga-tiga parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat yang berlagak sombong dan angkuh apabila mula datang ke negeri itu. Parti-parti ini berfikiran status dan kedudukan mereka yang dianggap sudah popular di Semenanjung membolehkan mereka juga diterima dengan tangan terbuka dan senang hati di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteTangapan mereke meleset sama sekali kerana PKR, Pas dan Dap gagal menyelami perasaan dan memahami sanubari rakyat Sabah. Rakyat Sabah tinggi semangat patriotisme mereka dan oleh kerana itu perjanjian 20 perkara ditandatangani dengan Kerajaan Persekutuan di bawah Al Marhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj sebelum bersetuju kekal bersama-sama dalam Malaysia. BN amat memahami senario politik Sabah dan oleh kerana itu ia berjaya membangunkan ekonomi negeri itu dengan baik sekali melalui jaringan bijak dengan pemimpin-pemimpin tempatan.
ReplyDeleteRakyat Sabah menyokong BN dengan penuh keikhlasan sementara negeri itu pula dibangunkan secara adil setaraf dengan negeri-negeri lain di dalam persekutuan. Ketua Pembangkang berfikiran Pakatan Rakyat akan mendapat laluan mudah di Sabah tetapi kenyataan Teck Lee mencerminkan sebaliknya. Sejak empat tahun lalu pembangkang dari Semenanjung masih terus gagal meyakini parti-parti politik Sabah seperti SAPP terutamnnya dalam isu pembahagian kerusi pada PRU13 nanti.
ReplyDeleteSehingga kini isu tersebut masih dalam terawang-awang tanpa keputusan yang muktamad. Persoalan parti pembangkang mana yang bakal bertanding di 60 kerusi dewan undangan negeri dan 25 kerusi parlimen terus menjadi teka teki dan igauan kepada Anwar Ibrahim. Beliau berharap perkara ini telah dapat diselesaikan sejak lama dahulu tetapi nampaknya parti-parti Sabah tidak mudah digula-gulakan oleh Anwar dan pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat.
ReplyDeleteMalah bekas Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah, Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing yang meninggalkan BN untuk menyertai blok pembangkang bersama-sama bekas Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan, Lajim Ukin pada Julai tahun lalu, kini bertelagah secara terbuka dengan Teck Lee berkaitan isu tersebut. Bumburing yang bertindak sebagai orang tengah bagi Pakatan Rakyat di Sabah telah mengumumkan rundingan isu pengagihan kerusi telah digantung, menandakan perpecahan sedang melanda pakatan pembangkang di negeri itu.
ReplyDeleteImpian Anwar untuk menyatukan semua parti pembangkang di Sabah menjelang PRU13 sudah berkecai dan tinggal harapan sahaja. Tidak mustahil sepertimana Anwar melepaskan impian untun menawan Sarawak pada pilihan raya negeri 2011, beliau juga akan berbuat demikian apabila melihat keadaan di Sabah sudah tidak dapat diselamatkan lagi.
ReplyDeleteHakikatnya Anwat telah 'dimain' oleh SAPP serta parti lain seperti Parti Pembaharuan Negeri (STAR), pimpinan Dr Jeffrey Kitingan yang turut berkongsi citarasa politik yang sama dengan Teck Lee. Kedua-duanya tidak mahu Anwar mendominasi politik Sabah dan sudah tentunya tidak mahu PKR, Pas dan Dap menjadi 'abang long' kepada parti-parti tempatan. Anwar tamak kerana mahu memiliki majoriti kerusi yang bakal ditandingi dengan mengenepikan sentimen dan hak parti-parti Sabah.
ReplyDeleteAkhirnya sifat tamak Anwar dan hanya mementingkan diri kini memakan diri sendiri dan Pakatan Rakyat bakal kecundang di Sabah sebelum pun masuk gelanggang PRU13.
ReplyDeleteMacam saya pula yang nervous untuk mengetahui siapakah sebenarnya yang akan rakyat pilih nanti.
ReplyDeleteBagi kawasan DUN, saya tak hairan sangat.. Tapi untuk parlimen harus diingat pru kalai ini jelas menampakkan persaingan antara Anwar atau Najib.
ReplyDeleteNamun entahlah susah mahu cakap... Semuanya terletak ditangan pengundi.
ReplyDeleteHarapan saya BN akan tumbang kali ini, mahu citarasa parti lain undilah PR
ReplyDeleteBN pasti akan terus memerintah.
ReplyDeleteHard to finalized the seats for opposition particularly in Sabah and Sarawak. most of the party request for more seat. Even what have been finalized now is still argue by many component party.
ReplyDeleteSeem like the 3 corner fight will really coming true this GE-13.more advantage for BN.
ReplyDeleteChief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman on Monday launched the The Report: Sabah 2011 which wasa produced by the Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with the Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA), JayasuriyaKah and Co and McMillian Woods.
ReplyDeleteThe report provides useful insights and pointers to assist investors, especially foreign investors to make investment decisions.
ReplyDeleteForeign investors in particular will appreciate that Sabah indeed is a preferred investment destination for business, culture and nature.
ReplyDeleteAnd according to the Report Sabah indeed provides a supportive eco-system with a pro-business federal government, and a state government headed by a business savvy Chief Minister and SEDIA which understands very well the need of the business community.
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