Biarlah lambat asal Sabah Selamat

SAPP willing to cooperate with Lajim to face BN

BEAUFORT: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is willing to cooperate with Datuk Lajim Ukin in the concept of (ABU) asal bukan Umno to face Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 13th General Election.

But, the Beaufort MP must leave the ruling coalition now in order to be well prepared, said SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee.

“Don’t hide it anymore … everybody now know that Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin wants to leave the BN. Although it is a bit late but I think biarlah Datuk Seri Lajim lambat asal Sabah selamat (it is not a problem for Lajim to be late so long as Sabah is safe),” he said.

Speaking at the SAPP Beaufort CLC annual general meeting on Dec 31 here, Yong said SAPP wanted to cooperate with Lajim in the coming election because news of him wanting to ditch the BN had been published and he (Lajim) had yet to come up with a statement to deny it.

“Hopefully, Datuk Lajim no longer needs to play hide and seek. Just come out. Look at SAPP we were also in the BN once but now we are out for three and a half years,” he said.

Yong said that if SAPP MPs and elected state representatives were willing to sacrifice their position in the BN government in order to fight for the people of Sabah then there should be no reason why Lajim could not do the same.

He told the people here to relay the message to Lajim whenever they see him that SAPP really hope he would resign from Umno.

“We invite Datuk Seri Lajim to leave BN and fight Umno together … anything but Umno,” he said, adding that eventhough they are without position or allowance but they still have pride.

Yong said SAPP would take into consideration Lajim’s visions for Beaufort and Kuala Penyu because “we want to win the election”.

“Our message to Lajim and his colleagues in Umno or in Upko or LDP who are dissatisfied to come and join the opposition.

“Don’t wait too long … there is a Chinese sayings the longer the night the more dreams you will have,” he quipped.