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| UBF was launched on December 16, 2010 |
AT a UBF Borneo Tea Party hosted by Lodimon Balantis in Kampung Pinahawon, Inanam, on Friday, the Borneo Heritage Foundation United Borneo Front Committee (UBF) Chairman, Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, said that Federal Ministers, including Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, has a right to question departments which are responsible for the issuance of identity documents that confer full citizenship on people who have sneaked in to Malaysia.
According to Jeffrey, this right comes from the oath taken by Ministers before the King pursuant to Article 43(6) of the Federal Constitution which states that the Ministers shall ‘preserve, protect and defend [Malaysia’s] Constitution.’
“Part III of the Federal Constitution relates to the acquisition of citizenship in this Country. If a Federal Minister or member of the Cabinet has any reason to believe that a government department or person has broken the provisions of Part III of the Federal Constitution so as to threaten the territorial integrity of this country, that Minister is under oath as part of his/her allegiance to King and country to highlight those issues and defend the integrity of our Federal Constitution.
“A Federal Minister who raises this issue in good faith for the King and Prime Minister to consider is well aware of his/her oaths and collective responsibility to King, parliament and the nation. Our responsibility as elected representatives is to defend King, citizens and country from the threat of aliens who acquire documents against any of the stipulated provisions of Part III of the Federal Constitution,” Jeffrey said.
Addressing the crowd of over 100 people, Jeffrey added that all Sabahan leaders should support each other where common issues are challenged before the Federal powers.
“Why are we not supporting each other in addressing common problems? There are numerous books and articles on the data involving allegations of the conferment of citizenships on illegal immigrants. This is a very critical moment for Sabahans because our poverty is evidence of our disenfranchisement.
“If Sabah today has full control of the oil rights instead of the paltry 5% and full administration of a financial off-shore centre like Labuan, would we be in our present predicament?
“Yet, when did we lose a great chunk of our oil and Labuan? We have a right to demand that our voting rights be a true reflection of what Sabahans want (without the demographics tipping in favour of illegal voters).
“We have a right to demand for the return of our oil percentages. We have a right to demand that Labuan comes back to Sabah. Everything was taken away from Sabah without the consent of the people of Sabah and a referendum was not even carried out at the time we lost everything.
“Dompok is certainly not the person who should resign from politics. The British let go of us but reaped the economic benefit from Borneo and now we find that Malaya has also taken us for a ride. If we were to question disenfranchisement, who will the international community side with? Malaya who has 95% of our oils or Sabah with 5%?
“The only way we can regain control is for every Sabahan and Sarawakian politician to amalgamate under one Borneo party and demand for at least 90 seats in parliament to make 35% of the veto. If a Federal controlled party is not ready to defend our rights in Borneo, they are not relevant to Sabah or Sarawak,” Jeffrey said in the press statement.
Jeffrey was accompanied by his UBF Co-Founder and Adviser, Nilakrisna James; UBF Head Coordinator for Inanam, Lawrence Fung; UBF Head Coordinator for Kiulu, Dusi Gingging; UBF Head Coordinator for Tuaran, Edward Linggu; UBF Head Coordinator for Ranau, Paul Kerangkas; UBF Head Coordinator for Keningau, Moses Iking; UBF Head Coordinator for Sapanggar, Daniel John Jambun and Speaker, Rubbin Guribah.
Agree. "If a federal controlled party is not ready to defend our rights in Borneo, they are not relevent to Sabah or Sarawak". As an example, a win for any KL based party in any parliamentary seat in Sabah will mean a reduction of the 25 parliamentary seat allocated to Sabah. After UMNO took 9 and DAP 1 seats mean Sabah left with only 15 parliamentary seats simply because as proven KL based party never fight for the interest of the Sabahan. Besides fighting for ketuanan Melayu and other racist connotation, did UMNO ever mention about fighting for the increase of oil royalty or RCI on project IC mahathir for that matter. Sabahan stop dreaming wake up and open your eyes as wide as you can lest we become slave in our own house.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I do agree with you but those local BN based parties must also be eradicated for being a traitor, stooges and proxies of UMNO.
ReplyDeleteleast we forget that Sabah on its own, we can still survive without the interference of the malaya parties or parties under the Bn led govt. For the past decades, history has shown that BN led govt has no intention to develop Sabah but they are only interested to colonize the State & get all resources away from Sabah to develop wm.
ReplyDeleteSabah today is still far behind other states in infrastructure developments, industries and education. We hardly have any industries that can generate cargo for export with the exception of oil palm which industry belongs to west malaysian companies.
We have industry parks but these are too costly for investors to set up business in Sabah.
Our major towns are linked up by 'kompang' roads but where are the highways that Sabahans should benefit. With the 'kompang' roads linking the major towns, no investors will be willing to invest in Sabah.
BN led govt which practice racial discrimination and so called "rojak" democracy which will only benefit the leaders in the top echelon.
Let not get involve in malaya politic as UMNO today is only interested in power, to rule and divide & 'kill off' other component parties under the BN led govt.
The original setting up of UNMO structure as a malay party is no longer there. They are now only champion for the 'Malay Supremacy' whereas other racial parties under the BN have to submit & follow the UNMO ideology.
In order for them to stay on power they are willing to do anything even to prevent a peaceful rally for a review of clean and fair election by Bersih 2. UNMO has lost all good values and honesty to run the govt.
Sabah should break away from all these & determine our own future on our own. All Sabahans must be aware now that Sabah can only progress & prosperous if we can consolidate all our differences and come to gather as one family to show that we can rule on our own & not depending wm to rule & divide our blessed State with abundant natural and human resources.
We must give our mandate in the next GE13 to local party only that can genuinely fight for our right & make changes for the sake of our future generations.
" Lest we become slave in our own house". Look at PKR, who is the boss in Sabah. Isn't this a case of Sabahan submitting to KL for no good reason. We must distance ourselve from being called a traitor to your own folk.
ReplyDeleteHarap kebenaran akan didedahkan mengenai isu ini. Kita berhak untuk mengambil tahu.
ReplyDeleteSelamat berjuang kepada UBF, semoga mereka akan teruskan usaha memperjuangkan hak rakyat.
ReplyDeleteperjuangan menuntut hak harus diteruskan.
ReplyDeleteadakah UBF saja yang berusaha memperjuangkan hak rakyat Sabah?bagaimana sudah parti2 tempatan yang lain?
ReplyDeleteyang penting setiap kepentingan rakyat perlu dijaga.
ReplyDeleteBaguslah kalau begitu. Perjuangkan hak rakyat Sabah. Jangan biarkan rakyat Sabah terus ketinggalan dan tertindas.
ReplyDeleteHarris sudah kaut semua keuntungan dan jadi kaya-raya. Senang2 lah dia mau suruh Dompok letak jawatan. Ceh!
ReplyDeletePemimpin tempatan harus bekerjasama dalam mempertahankan hak rakyat Sabah. Jangan sendiri2 mahu kaut keuntungan dan biarkan rakyat menderita.
ReplyDeleteyang tidka tahu dan takut ialah si harris salleh..beliau betul2 pengkhianat sabah dan bikin kacau..
ReplyDeleteSabah should break away from all these & determine our own future on our own. All Sabahans must be aware now that Sabah can only progress & prosperous if we can consolidate all our differences and come to gather as one family to show that we can rule on our own & not depending wm to rule & divide our blessed State with abundant natural and human resources.
ReplyDeletesaya sokong...tapi malangnya ada pihak seperti harris salleh yang tidak menyokong sabah mendapatkan haknya..mungkin ada yang si harris salleh takut diketahui oleh umum.
si harris salleh mahu dompok letak jawatan sebab dompok tetap mahu teruskan usaha agar RCi ditubuhkan..jangan2 si harris ada terlibat dalam konspirasi pemberian IC dan hak mengundi kepada PATI melalui pintu belakang..tidak mustahil orang macam si harris buat macam tu..sedangkan labuan pun dia bagi sama persekutuan..
ReplyDeleteharris salleh adalah pengkhianat kepada sabah..
ReplyDeleteMemang mustahil nak bersatu-padu kalau masih ada parti-parti tempatan yang pentingkan diri sendiri.
ReplyDeleteMinda Sabahan selalunya dipermainkan oleh ahli politik yang kotor.
ReplyDeletelagi banyak suara dalam UBF atau bergabung dengan UBF lagi bagus.. desakan untuk menuntut sesuatu perubahan itu perlu lebih kuat..
ReplyDeleteUSNO SUDAH NDADA, BERJAYA PUN SUDAH NDADA
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