Kota Kinabalu Youth Chief Dexter Chin and SAPP Youth Chief Jamain Sarudin handed over the letter to a LKIM representative as supporters carried the state flag and poster while singing the State Anthem in front of the LKIM office at Alamesra at about 11.30am.
Also present were Kota Kinabalu SAPP Vice Youth Chief Stephan Gaimin and SAPP Supreme Councillor John Stephens Dionysius.
The Group was directed by a police team to disperse about five minutes later.
Chin said LKIM should comply with the Papar Fishermen Association which was supported by Deputy Works Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Shirlin that the post be given to a Sabahan instead of someone from the penisula.
"Sabahans should be given the chance to prove that they are as qualified,experienced and able as any candidate from the peninsula," he said.
"We are not here to question the professional calibre of any civil servant but we want priority to be given to Sabahans, because it is only fitting for a Sabahan to govern goverment department or agencies in Sabah."he added.
This was supported by Jamain who said SAPP Youth wants Sabahans to have the authority to make decisions because only Sabahans understand the socio culture and way of life of Sabahans.
"It is learnt that the new director is from the peninsula but we want the appointment to be returned to Sabahan not because we are anti those from the peninsula but because we want the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and the 20-Point to be fulfilled," he said.
"It it not even a month since a forum on the formation of Malaysia was organised by University Malaysia Sabah and moderated by the Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman.
"The forum was supposed to create awareness so that Sabah is not left out but not even a month has passed since the forum and we already see this issue happening. If we do not stand up for our rights now, perhaps more posts will be taken over by those from the peninsula,"he said.
By Sherell Ann Jeffrey and Imelda Dingle
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