Bung Questions Kitingan S Resolve On Sabah For Sabahans

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 Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin says if Jeffrey Kitingan was committed to his stand, he should have allied with Sabah-based Warisan in 2018.
Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin said STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan should have rejected BN as a ‘Malaya party’.PETALING JAYA: Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin has cast doubt on Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) president Jeffrey Kitingan’s commitment to the “Sabah for Sabahans” slogan he often touts
Bung said STAR sided with the Barisan Nasional instead of Sabah-based Warisan after the 2018 general election resulted in a deadlock in the state assembly.
“If we think ‘Sabah for Sabahans’, Kitingan should have chosen Warisan and rejected the ‘Malaya party’ BN outright,” said the Sabah BN chief, according to the Borneo Post.
Warisan went on to form the state government after Upko, a BN component, broke away to support Warisan president Shafie Apdal.
Bung was hitting back at Kitingan for criticising BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who had described the “Sabah for Sabahan” slogan as a divisive regionalistic sentiment.
However, STAR deputy information chief Ardino Diris said Bung was being selective in recounting the 2018 political moves, pointing out that Warisan was also allies with Pakatan Harapan, also a West Malaysia-based coalition.
“In making that decision, we were looking at stability and governance, not empty slogans. Warisan, despite calling itself a local party, was aligned with peninsula-based PH. So, where was the real ‘Sabah for Sabahans’ then?”
STAR is a key component in the ruling state coalition Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, which forms the state government with the backing of PH and several Umno assemblymen.
BN and PH have announced an alliance for the state polls which must be held by the end of the year, while talks are ongoing to include GRS in the pact. - FMT

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