Wilfred Yong (seventh left) leading MCA leaders and members in presenting a New Year song on stage.
TAWAU: Sabah MCA chairman Wilfred Yong has urged the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the Prime Minister to let the party serve in the cabinet and maintain the previous quota of four ministerial posts.
Wilfred said MCA is one of the BN component parties of BN and it would not be able to serve the people well without any cabinet posts.
“The party (MCA) will have limited power and right in doing something that is demanded by the people,” he said at a Chinese New Year dinner celebration organized by MCA Kalabakan, Tawau and Semporna here on Tuesday night.
“I also hope the MCA members could provide 100 per cent support to the party for the cabinet posts,” Wilfred added.
MCA is expected to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) soon to review the party’s resolution to decline Cabinet appointments.
President Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai expressed hope that more MCA delegates would agree for an EGM to be called so a vote could be taken on the resolution.
In the party’s annual general meeting in 2011 and 2012, MCA made a resolution not to accept any government post should it perform badly in the 2013 general election.
The party only won seven parliamentary and 11 state seats in last year’s election, compared to 15 parliamentary and 32 state seats it won in 2008.
At the Oct 20 EGM last year, delegates rejected a motion to rescind the decision but supported two motions, allowing for the party to accept appointments like Senators or other government positions, as well as appointments at the state level, including state executive councillors.
According to the party constitution, an EGM can be called by either the president, or upon receiving support from two-thirds of the central committee members or receiving support from two-thirds of the central delegates.
The earliest it can be held is in seven days after requisition is received by the secretary-general.