SAPP struggles for the people

By Amde Sidik

SAPP, a mosquito political party, too small to be reckoned with and too weak to be capable to do any thing good or does it?

(This article is my quick responds to B Nathan Kumar, Greed Will be Pakatan's downfall in Sabah, Freemalaysiatoday.com, Jan 28 2012 and Raymond Tombung, Whither SAPP on the political chessboard, Malaysiatoday.com, February 6, 2011 and others)

My short answers to B Nathan Kumar; good analytical writing of politics of Sabah should be more than just an observation via pinhole.

For Raymond Tombung, a friend of mine, he must be writing to comfort his fiends, there are times such work is needed, and this is what friend is for.

A small group of people with inferiority complex, creating havoc in the 'internet media', or have they really? Is that what people in Sabah want to hear at this crucial moment? Isn't the real battlefield is on the ground zero. The fight is against the racism, colonial mentality and bullying mentality by BN-UMNO? Isn't the energy best spared to counter the real enemy?

SAPP may be small by comparison with national parties but when compared with local opposition parties I'm sure some would agree that SAPP has done its fair bits over the years as an opposition. SAPP didn't born at the eve of near polling day. Let people judge it.

The biggest asset that SAPP has in store, which keep wrapped is, it has a young group, budding and uncorrupt energetic leaders from all ethnic groupings in Sabah. SAPP continue to groom young leaders like this, which is essential for the future - a process of weeding the corrupt mentality.

Accusation against its senior party leaders so far are only accusations, which none has been substantiated.

Two controversial topics, such as SAS (Saham Amanah Sabah) and land matter, which require no amount of explanations, this is a deliberate attempt by certain people with hidden agenda rather than genuine concern of the people.

These issues can be put to rest if leaders are serious. One is going by conventional- democratic practice let doubts be debated at the Assembly Hall - let's have White Paper, a way of proving malpractices and abused of position in the running of government. So far the government leaders are behaving like a spoilt child, they shot the motion out of the window soon as they heard the motion made its way to the Assembly. Why?

BN and UMNO leaders are fearful of the exposure, which to me it would stink the moment it busts like septic tank, imagine the smell!

Another, why don't this people take a legal proceeding if they feel too compelling. Again none would dare because of legal repercussions, which likely to have a knock on effect like pendulum swing.

We all want to see the very bottom of the problems, let all big, medium and small fish paraded in frying pan.

Come back to see how small SAPP is, which is made of stubborn leaders who don't necessarily listen to old music. For me, if we all dance by then old music, we don't have our own music, what have we to offer, the same old rhetoric again?

The biggest mistake made by these people (supporters of other oppositions mentioned), is losing sight, instead of attacking real enemy BN-UMNO these small group of people are attacking fellow opposition, and this is wrong priority and a wasteful energy. Ironically, BN knows this and the oppositions don't.

SAPP leaders don't even need to rebut the issue as such, for those who just joined the prey in politic by night, let learn the trade properly. SAPP groundwork has been started long before the hoo-ha.

Sabah voters are learning every moment. They can identify which opposition parties in Sabah they can rely on when time comes. What needed is civilized presentation; we must give them space to think not simply putting everything in their mouths.

There are sections of community that supports SAPP's struggle and we cognize this, if only we don't hear this whisper we could have abandon the struggle long time ago.

SAPP has lived up as an apposition political party compare with many.

The present leadership relinquished what they had- positions and perks, unlike many politicians jumped ship for luxury and glory.

Amde Sidik, Deputy President of SAPP and Chairman of Citizen Journalist Malaysia