PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has apparently given Wilfred Bumburing and Lajim Ukin the power to choose a substantial number of candidates for the coming general election as a condition for defecting to the opposition, the New Straits Times reports.
"It is learnt that Bumburing will be given the power to choose the coalition candidates for non-Muslim bumiputera constituencies, while Lajim will pick the opposition pact's flag bearers for the Muslim bumiputera areas.
"Both Bumburing and Lajim are said to have started scouting for potential candidates long before they announced their decision to throw their weight behind the opposition," the mainstream English daily says in a report today.
Quoting unnamed PKR divisional leaders, the report said many PKR grassroots leaders feared that the alleged 'power' given by Anwar to Bumburing and Lajim might mean they would not be considered as candidates.
"I have this lingering concern that our contributions as divisional PKR leaders may be ignored, as it is common for those entrusted to choose candidates to pick their allies or those who are close to them," New Straits Times quotes a PKR division head in a Kadazandusun majority area as saying.
However, the report described the 'deal' as a politically smart move as the duo could use the 'power' given to them as bait to tempt other BN leaders to join forces with them in their coalition.
The newspapers also said several Upko leaders, including vice-president Maijol Mahap and supreme council member Petrus Guriting, have already decided to follow the footsteps of Bumburing, who has resigned as Upko deputy president.
"Mahap is said to be eyeing either the Kota Marudu parliamentary or Tandek state seat, while Guriting is reportedly interested in contesting the Tambunan state seat."
Bumburing is the MP for Tuaran while Lajim is the MP for Beaufort. Both of them announced their decision to support the opposition through a new political platform called the Sabah Reform Front last Sunday, in the presence of Anwar.
ini kena setia kpd pemimpin kalau ndak pecah.. dduh!!............
ReplyDeleteTak ada harapanlah jadi calon PRU13 nanti.
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DeleteUmno/BN kah, LU WB dgn PR kah, sama2 juga utk Sabah kekal 1 drpd 13 negeri. Aduiiiii kalau bagitu susah utk Sabah dikembalikan status negara dan 1 drpd 3 negara yg menubuhkan Malaysia pada 16 Sept 1963.
ReplyDeleteKalau bagitu, sama2 buang saja Umno/BN dan LU WB, sokong parti tampatan.
Pembangkang di Sabah pun bukannya mantap sanaat. Senang2 saja BN kalahkan nanti.
Deleteundi pembangkang pecah nanti...
DeleteUndi pembangkanga akan berpecah..BN akan tetap kukuh..Jadi pilihan rakyat.
Deletejika perlawanan byk penjuru, undi pembangkang mmg akan berpecah.
DeleteMemang pasti, pembangkang akan berlawan nanti..dan kemenangan akan berpihak kepada BN.
DeletekESIAN KAU ANSARI... PENAT2 KASI NAIK NI PKR TAPI BILA GOBUK NI MASUK, DIA PULA PILIH CALON... MAINTAIN KADAM LA KAU ANSARI....
ReplyDeleteBukan saja Ansari ba. Kalakau juga diketepikan. Semua ketua2 cabang juga sbb dengar2 KL hanya mau kasi kerusi utk 2 pemimpin Islam, 2 cina dan 3 KDM. Yang lain semua buang dalam laut. Hahahaha padan bukan semua yg menyokong Pkr.
DeleteAtau pun mungkin sbb banyak pemimpin Pkr Sabah tidak berkalliber atau Pkr Sabah tidak kuat dan kurang penyokong?
Tidak hairan kalau lepas ni dalam PKR lagi bertikam lidah.
Deletelepas ni banyak lah pemimpin PKR sabah yang lompat keluar...
Deleteada pemimpin PKR Sabah akan kecewa kalau si Lajim ni lebih diutamakan nanti.
Deletepasti pemimpin lain akan tidak puas hati klu Lajim diutamakan.
DeleteYa ba pula. Kesian Ansari.
DeleteAmbrose Sipin ketua Bahagian Beluran akan di ganti oleh Tan Yong Gee. Anthony Mandiau ketua Bahagian Kota Marudu akan di ganti oleh Maijol Mahap. Stephen Sondoh ketua Bahagian Keningau akan di ganti oleh Petrus Guriting. Halik Zaman ketua Bahagian Tenom akan di ganti oleh Biau Suyan. Ansari akan di ganti oleh Mat Bee dan banyak lagilah. Ini di sebabkan pemimpin PKR yang lama gagal memajukan parti kerana tiada sokongan. Harap Lajim dan Bumburing tidakdi permainkan oleh Anwar seperti yang dia buat kepada Dr Jeffrey.
ReplyDeleteJangan bimbang. Kami akan pastikan semua calun-calun WB dan LU dlm kawasan kami akan kalah teruk2. Lebih baik kami undi BN daripada dihina. Tinguklah keputusan nanti.
DeleteAnwar ni licik. Silap2 ada lagi pemimpin Sabah yang masuk 'jerat' beliau
Deleteadalah yang tidak puas hati tu nanti...masalah kepimpinan saja ni PKR ada...tiada penyelesaian...pasti kalah..
DeleteAnwar hanya pandai berkata-kata.. jangan mudah percaya dengan kata-kata beliau.
DeleteAnwar hanya mahu menang saja tu,tengok la nanti kalau menang Anwar tidak peduli Sabah sudah tu.
DeletePasti tidak ada yang akan mengundi Lajim dan bumburing kerana mereka sudah memperlihatkan keputusan yang tidak bijak.
ReplyDeletepolitik kadang2 tidak dapat dijangka. jadi, kena hati2..
DeleteMereka sudah terlalu lama berkecimpung dalam politik sudah tiba masanya untuk mereka memberi peluang kepada generasi muda.
ReplyDeleteJangan terpedaya dgn komen2 yg berbentuk negatif...saya pasti ia bukan begitu jadinya sebab Bumburing dan Lajim tidaklah seburuk dan sebusuk hati sebagaimana gambaran para pengomen diatas. Sebenarnya, sudah ada perundingan dgn pucuk pimpinan PKR atau PR berhubung strategi yg bakal dimainkan Lajim dan Bumburing dimana kawasan2 yg sudah mantap dan lebih kurang kekuatannya melebihi 50%, APS dan PPS tidak mahu campurtangan malah hanya menyokong sebagai penambahbaikan bagi kemenangan disesuatu kawasan. Bagi kawasan2 yg masih lemah dan kekuatannya dibawah paras 45% utk menang, maka APS dan PPS akan bantu dan bekerjasama tetapi sebelum itu satu rundingan dari hati ke hati akan berlaku sebelum pelaksanaannya. Kawasan yg disebut tadi semuanya tidak betul dan hanya fitnah yg bertujuan utk memecahbelahkan perpaduan pembangkang yg tidak lain tujuannya adalah utk mengagalkan misi ini. Saya harap jangan percaya khabar angin tersebut. Lajim dan Bumburing sudah matang dlm politik malah mereka juga mempunyai kewarasan akal dan fikiran utk menilai setiap tindakan mereka supaya tidak menghancurkan misi tersebut. BUKAN MUDAH UNTUK MENINGGALKAN KEMEWAHAN YG DISAJIKAN BN SELAMA INI, JIKALAULAH KEDUA DUA PEMIMPIN INI TIDAK BERNIAT IKHLAS DAN BERSUNGGUH SUNGGUH UNTUK MENUMBANGKAN UMNO-BN. INGAT! APABILA MEREKA BERADA DALAM PEMBANGKANG MEREKA BUKAN SAHAJA KENA TURUN PADANG MENEMUI RAKYAT...BAHKAN MEREKA JUGA TURUT MENGORBANKAN 'PULUS' UTK MEMBANTU PENJANAAN MISI INI.
DeleteNasib sudahlah kalau boleh menang kawasan sendiri.Sekarang mau jadi penentu calun pula.Hai,sudah bingung PKR ni nampaknya.
DeleteSebab sudah kaya la baru berani tinggalkan kekayaan..gaji 20K tu..
Deletetidak apa kalau pemimpin yang bukan berjuang untuk kepentingan sendiri.
Deletelajim dan bumburing patut bersara dari politik...kaya sudah...duit banyak sudah...
DeleteLajim dan Bumburing pemimpin yang tiada pendirian.. lompat parti untuk kepentingan diri sendiri.
DeleteOpportunities should be given out to other people.
ReplyDeleteVote wisely.
ReplyDeleteIt is in the hands of the people to vote accordingly.
ReplyDeleteWe can determine our fate today.
ReplyDeleteuse your right as a voter.vote wisely.
DeleteUndi dengan bijak..Jangan mudah terpedaya dengan janji pembangkang.
DeleteLet the people do what is right.
ReplyDeleteSaidil Simoi ketua bahagian PKR Kota Belud akan di ganti oleh Modili Bangali ketua Amanah KB. Awang Tengah ketua Bahagian Kimanis akan di ganti oleh Narawi Matusin setiausaha agung PPS. Timothy Lim ketua bahagian sapanggar akan di ganti oleh Alex Kando orang kanan Kalakau Untol. Ramli Ukin telah di ganti oleh abang nya Lajim Ukin sendiri.
ReplyDeleteConfirm merajuklah mereka yang tidak terpilih ni.
Deletekalau tidak dicalonkan tu sepatutnya terima dengan hati terbuka.
DeleteDengar2 mereka yang telah ditukar bukan saja merajuk tetapi akan menghantui Anwar dan PKR. Pengait BN sedang berleluasa mencari mereka yang merajuk supaya di tawar jawatan pengurusi JKKK di kampung masing2.
ReplyDeletePR susah mahu menang lah di sabah...sabah ada lagi parti pembangkang lain...mana tu Star mahu bagi peluang...mesti dia lawan punya...
ReplyDeletememang banyak parti di Sabah ni..keadaan itu menyebelahi BN.
DeleteBN sabah tetap menang punyalah...
ReplyDeleteYa, BN Sabah akan menang lagi PRU-13 kerana parti pembangkang gagal bersatu.
DeleteMATA KASAR YES..BN MENANG. KALAU DIPERHALUSI BN TUMBANG DI SABAH INI...UMNO JADI PEMBANGKANG DAN NAJIB JADI KETUA PEMBANGKANG DI MALAYSIA SELEPAS PRU13..
ReplyDeletePEEERRRGHHHH.......!!
PR tidak sehaluan dengan star, macam mana mau menang.
DeleteStar tidak boleh di percayai..Jk hanya pentingkan diri sendiri sahaja.
DeleteTunggulah sehingga parti pembangkang boleh bersatu dulu, selagi belum boleh bekerjasama, BN tetap akan menang di Sabah!
Deletekalau pembangkang tidak bersatu susah juga pembangkang mahu menang.
ReplyDeleteBetul tu, jika setiap parti pembangkang bertanding masing-masing, pasti undian akan berpecah-pecah.
DeleteLajim akan jadi anak emas PKR Sabah...entah apa lah kata Ansari dan ahli yang lain nanti.
ReplyDeleteLajim keluar dari BN pun tidak akan membawa sebarang perubahan kepada PKR juga..tetap tidak akan mendapat sokongan juga tu.
DeleteSi Anwar saja yang paling suka bila si Lajim keluar parti BN, awal-awal sudah nak menyambut kemasukan si Lajim ke partinya.
DeleteIt is possible that Lajim and Bumburing will not be joining forces with the Pakatan Rakyat.
ReplyDeleteThe latest departures of two Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) lawmakers will not affect the date of the coming polls as speculated, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today, adding that the ruling coalition was taking steps to strengthen its east Malaysian fortress.
ReplyDeleteThe prime minister told reporters that despite rumours that more would follow in the footsteps of Beaufort MP Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin and Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing, BN was capable of dealing with the issue.
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ReplyDelete“It’s okay, at this point there are plenty of rumours going around but what is important is that we are confident that BN’s position is not under threat.
“We are able to face this challenge and we will be taking appropriate steps to remedy the situation and strengthen Umno’s and BN’s position,” he told a press conference here after chairing the Umno supreme council meeting.
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ReplyDeleteNajib said the Beaufort Umno division’s deputy chief will now take over as acting head, a post that Lajim had resigned from last weekend when announcing his decision to support Pakatan Rakyat (PR).
ReplyDelete“We have also decided that Umno’s state liaison body will handle the operations of the Beaufort division and offer whatever help is needed there to ensure that Umno and BN’s positions would not be threatened,” he said.
ReplyDeleteWhen questioned if the duo’s exit would affect the timing of the general election, Najib shook his head in disagreement.
“No,” he said, before adding, “Well I don’t know when the elections will be held ― this year or next year. You cannot assume its next year, it could be this year. You cannot assume it’s this year, it could be next year.”
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ReplyDeleteThe Malaysian Insider reported on Monday that the drawn-out exit of Lajim and Bumburing over the weekend was likely to delay the general election from a firm September date to end of the year as the ruling coalition works to retain its “fixed deposit” in the Borneo states.
BN sources in Sabah and Kuala Lumpur said the duo’s decision to back PR are among reasons that Najib is re-looking dates for a snap poll after Budget Day on September 28, as he seeks his personal mandate for the first time some three years and three months after taking power in April 2009.
ReplyDelete“It is not likely in September now although Umno and its partners are ready for the polls,” a BN source from Kuala Lumpur told The Malaysian Insider.
ReplyDelete“Umno needs to make sure both Sabah and Sarawak remain a fixed deposit and provide the bulk of seats because the Malay vote is split in the peninsula,” the source added, referring to Umno’s share of only 79 seats in Election 2008.
ReplyDeleteSources had earlier told The Malaysian Insider that a snap poll was likely to happen in September if Najib carries through a plan to dissolve parliament in August, nine months before the BN mandate expires in April 2013.
ReplyDeleteThere have been several dates bandied about in the past year although the country’s sixth prime minister has expressed confidence of sweeping the majority of all state and federal seats.
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ReplyDeleteBefore the latest defections, BN controlled 22 out of the 25 federal seats in Sabah and one in the Federal Territory of Labuan. In Election 2008, BN lost its customary two-third parliamentary majority largely due to significant losses in the peninsula, where it won just 85 seats while the opposition swept 80 seats.
BN’s saving grace was in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan where the pact trounced the opposition and made a near-clean sweep, winning 55 parliamentary seats to the opposition’s two.
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