A scandal allegedly involving former Umno leader Lajim Ukin was the reason why Umno was happy to see the Sabah politician defect to Pakatan Rakyat.
PETALING JAYA: The real reason why Sabah veteran politician Lajim Ukin resigned from all his posts in Umno and threw his support behind Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Rakyat was because of a scandal that is about to explode, popular blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin said today.
He said that Lajim had realised that he had no future in Umno and that he would not be selected as a Barisan Nasional candidate for the coming general election.
“Lajim is carrying too much baggage. And this baggage is going to be revealed immediately after nomination day of GE13,” Raja Petra said in his Malaysia-Today portal today.
Raja Petra added that Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman knew about the scandal and that Lajim was to be dropped as a candidate in the coming general election as a result of the scandal.
“Realising that his future is no longer bright, Lajim woke up one morning and decided to join the opposition to fight for reforms.”
The scandal, according to Raja Petra, allegedly involved Lajim promising his financial backer – named only as Mr W – a RM50 million contract to build an Islamic college in Beaufort in 2007.
Raja Petra said Lajim wanted Mr W – a Bruneian who had migrated to Sabah – to pay his commission upfront, supposedly as election funds for the 12th general election.
“Over the last five years since 2007, Mr W has paid Lajim a total of RM8 million. However, Mr W never got the project.
“What Mr W received instead was 55 undated cheques totalling RM3 million. But all these cheques are worthless and Mr W is hopping mad and now realises he is not going to get the project, nor his money back,” said Raja Petra, who also posted photographs of the cheques in his blog.
Raja Petra also claimed that the so-called RM50 million Islamic college does not exist, calling it a scam.
He added that Mr W, who had been Lajim’s financial backer for a long time, no longer wants to fund Lajim and wants his money back.
“If he does not get it, he is going to go public on this. And because of that Umno can no longer retain Lajim in the coming general election.
“And because of that, also, Lajim has suddenly woken up and is joining the opposition to fight for reforms – justice, transparency, accountability, good governance, an end to corruption and abuse of power, and all that shit,” said Raja Petra.
Raja Petra warned that tainted candidates like Lajim would result in Pakatan “getting whacked in East Malaysia”.
He said that Anwar was making a mistake in hoping that the road to Putrajaya would become clearer with politicians like Lajim with him.
“Having Lajim and those of his ilk as your partners will only ensure that Barisan Nasional will remain in power.
“I know you [Anwar] want to become prime minister. But this type of thing is only going to make your dream become our nightmare.
“As the Malays would say: why would we want to reject ‘penyamum’ and vote for ‘lanun’? We said we want change, meaning change for the better, not change for the worse,” he added.
Raja Petra also revealed that Lajim was asking too much from Anwar – apart from cash, he also allegedly wanted to become one of the three deputy prime ministers if/when Pakatan marches into Putrajaya.
And if he can’t become one of the three deputy prime ministers, then he wants at least the post of Sabah chief minister, said Raja Petra.
“But Lajim can’t be made the chief minister of Sabah – and certainly not one of the three deputy prime ministers. And this is not because those posts have been promised to others, although that is one reason, but because he is carrying too much baggage,” said Raja Petra.
The position of the two former Barisan Nasional (BN) members of parliament who switched allegiance to Pakatan Rakyat is beginning to be questioned by several opposition leaders, claimed Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) information chief Datuk Johnny Mositun.
ReplyDeleteYes and I wonder why Pakatan starts to question them both.
DeleteSoalan bergema di dalam otak pembangkang dan ia juga menjadi tanda tanya untuk saya.
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ReplyDeleteHe said Beaufort MP Datuk Lajim Ukin and his Tuaran counterpart, Datuk Wilfred Bumburing prior to this, had also jumped from PBS to Umno and Upko (formerly known as Parti Demokratik Sabah).
What has transpired now appears that their (Lajim and Bumburing) political direction is facing challenges when several Pakatan Rakyat leaders started to question their position even though they were recruited by Datuk Anwar Ibrahim.
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ReplyDeleteOpening the PBS Moyog annual general meeting , Mositun said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah chief Ahmad Thamrin Jaini had questioned the authority of Lajim’s Sabah Reform Alliance (PPS) who was leading negotiation for the Umno-held seats in Sabah because he is said to have support in these Muslim-majority areas. Among those present at the meeting were vice president Rakam Sijim, supreme council member OKK William Majimbun and PBS Moyog chief John Masabal.
While Bumburing through his Sabah Reform Movement (APS) had disappointed Star and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) with his intention of going for the Kadazaundusun Murut (KDM)-majority seats in the coming election.
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ReplyDeleteTowards this end, Mositun called on party members to accept with an open heart the decision of the leadership, particularly in the selection of candidates for the general election.
He said they should continue to lend their full support to the BN candidates no matter which party they are from.
ReplyDeletePBS members must continue to heed the advice and decision of president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, he said. Mositun also noted that in fact this is the secret of our strength all this while.
ReplyDeleteDari awal lagi pemimpin tertinggi UMNO-BN berputus untuk menggugurkan Lajim Ukin daripada parti, Lajim pun tahu ini oleh itu beliau bergegas meninggalkan parti sebelum diusir.
ReplyDeletebgs juga dia keluar dari jadi parasit dalam parti.
Deletetindakan Lajim memang sudah dijangka. sesuailah dia keluar parti selagi tidak menggugat parti keseluruhannya.
Deletebebanan sudah hilang...kini bebanan itu pindah kepada pembangkang...baguslah..
DeleteCara yang bijak untuk mengekalkan nama baiknya.
Deletelet see whether Lajim still gain enough support in coming election.
DeleteSabah Barisan Nasional (BN) is more solid now than it was before the defection of several leaders, according to Putatan Member of Parliament Datuk Dr Marcus Makin Mojigoh. This is because those who had made the ruling coalition unstable had left.
ReplyDeleteRead more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/08/08/sabah-bn-more-solid-now-mojigoh/#ixzz25T9Vwl6h
Baguslah. Musuh dalam selimut dah 'dikeluarkan'.
Deletelajim hanya pentingkan agenda peribadi beliau sendiri...
DeleteNever mine, it won't affect much on BN side though.
DeleteSabahans should not fall for the tactics of the opposition, which tries to give the impression that Barisan Nasional (BN) is shaky and disunited following the exit of certain leaders.
ReplyDeleteChief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who said this, disclosed that it was merely the trick of the opposition to fish for votes in the coming general election.
Tak faham la dengan segelintir pemimpin yang merajuk bila tak dicalonkan dan terus nak keluar parti.
Deletebegitulah jika berjuang untuk diri sendiri.
Deletepembangkang lagi tidak bersatu hati sebab masing2 mengejar kepentingan parti sendiri.
Deletemasing-masing ada misi untuk dicapai, bukan mudah untuk bekerjasama.
DeletePembangkang harus mencari jalan untuk bekerjasama. Cuma ini akan meninggikan peluang untuk kemenangan.
DeleteMusa Aman said the situation in Sabah was actually calm and only certain people, especially in the opposition, who were overly excited.
ReplyDeleteThe opposition is too desperate to receive the recycled BN leaders into their party.
Oppositions don't have their own winnable candidates?? LOL
DeleteBN sabah kekal kukuh dan mantap biarpun wilfred dan lajim sudah keluar..
DeletePasti lajim dan Bumbering akan membawa kesan kepada BN selepas keluar parti.
DeleteDefections and party hopping is really nothing new, those who wanted to leave just let them be. Musa Aman said before, those who are no longer sincere with BN should withdraw gracefully. Lajim Ukin is no longer BN's concern.
ReplyDeleteLajim is like 'mati akal' already. Doesn't know where to go or who to hope on. Orang tamak selalu rugi suits him.
DeleteBiarkan saja Lajim dengan halatuju dia sendiri. kita tengok sejauhmana dia boleh pergi setelah keluar dari BN.
DeleteMr. W is so 'naive' to trust Lajim? Gave him RM8 million just like that?
ReplyDeleteIt is out of our control, he want to leave then, let him go.
ReplyDeleteThere are still got lots of people who far better than him.
ReplyDeleteHope he did not regret his decision.
ReplyDeleteThe people need to choose and make sure they choose the best among the best.
ReplyDeleteRakyat harus pandai menilai dan membuat undian yang paling tepat.
DeleteEverything happen for a reason but don't use a reason to hide from reality.
ReplyDelete“Having Lajim and those of his ilk as your partners will only ensure that Barisan Nasional will remain in power."---> betul
ReplyDeleteapa yang penting, kekuatan Sabah BN masih terserlah bah..
ReplyDeleterakyat sahaja dapat menentukan nasib beliau
ReplyDeletesamada menang atau kalah, nasib Sabah di tangan pengundi
ReplyDeleteberjuanglah demi Sabah bukan untuk kepentingan sendiri
ReplyDeleteKita jangan undi Lajim. Kepentingan diri sendiri lagi dipikirnya. Semua yang Lajim lakukan hanya untuk survival politic nya saja.
DeleteTidak perlu risaukan si Lajim tu. Dia akan kalah teruk pada PRU13. Lepas tu Lajim akan ambil keputusan untuk bersara saja.
ReplyDeleteits not umno loss, but Lajim loss..
ReplyDeletesi Lajim kunun mahu tubuhkan parti baru.. dia lupa ka suda berapa banyak parti pembangkang di Sabah? kenapa tidak join saja mana2 parti pembangkang tempatan?
ReplyDeletememang dari dulu si Lajim mengidam jawatan KM ba ni tapi tidak pernah diberikan peluang.. sebab itu dia lompat..
ReplyDeletelebih baik kalau lajim bersara dari politik...beliau sudah tidak relevan..
ReplyDeleteIts all in people hand to decide what government they want.
ReplyDeleteApakah perkembangan parti baru Lajim?
ReplyDeleteLajim will bring some impact to BN in coming election.
ReplyDeleteLajim masih ada banyak sokongan juga, beliau masih kuat dan berpengalaman.
ReplyDeleteLet see what kind of impact that Lajim and Bumbering can bring to them.
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