Bung Should Be The Last To Talk About Loyalty Says Joniston

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 Citing the ‘Kinabalu Move’, GRS information chief Joniston Bangkuai says it was Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin who betrayed the coalition.
GRS information chief Joniston Bangkuai said the coalition had never been reliant on Sabah Umno. (Japen pic)PETALING JAYA: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah information chief Joniston Bangkuai today hit back at state Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin for saying it was tough to work with GRS due to its past betrayal
Joniston, who is also the Parti Bersatu Sabah information chief, said Bung was the last person who should be talking about loyalty or sincerity.
“It was Bung who conspired with Warisan and Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat in January 2023 to topple the (state) government led by chief minister Hajiji Noor.
“Bung wasn’t betrayed, he was the one betraying (others).
“Even while sitting in the state Cabinet, he had no respect for his colleagues in the state government led by Hajiji,” he said in a statement.
He said during the political crisis, several Umno assemblymen refused to support Bung’s move and instead backed Hajiji, as did Pakatan Harapan.
“If anyone needs to reflect, it’s Bung.
“Why did your colleagues abandon your ‘Kinabalu Move’?
“Why did PH support Hajiji instead of you? The answer is obvious: you didn’t have their trust,” he said.
Joniston said GRS had never been reliant on Umno and reiterated that the coalition was fully prepared to face the upcoming state election independently.
Earlier today, Bung said Sabah Umno would not work with GRS in the upcoming state election and that it would only consider working with the party after the state polls.
Citing his party’s “dark and bitter” past with GRS, Bung said they needed to practise caution in working with the coalition again.
PH and Barisan Nasional have already announced an alliance for the Sabah polls, which must be held by the end of the year. This prompted GRS to threaten to go solo.
GRS and PH are currently allies in Hajiji’s state government while BN sits in the opposition in the Sabah legislative assembly.
However, PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim had expressed confidence that PH, BN and GRS would be able to agree on an alliance for the state election.
Last week, the prime minister said discussions among the three coalitions were ongoing.
Despite the negotiations, several Sabah BN and GRS leaders have traded barbs over the past few weeks, including Bung and Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku president Jeffrey Kitingan. - FMT

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