Phoong Jin Zhe
KOTA KINABALU: DAPSY Publicity Secretary Phoong Jin Zhe described the announcement of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) to set up branches in Sabah as disrespectful to the people’s choice in the 14th general election.
Phoong believes that the next step of the party is to take in “political frogs’ who recently resigned from Sabah Umno, and in so doing resurrect them into the ruling party.
“This is outright mockery and betrayal of the people of Sabah.
“PPBM certainly has the right to set up its its branches anywhere in the country, but if it is used to absorb opposition members in order to disrupt the political stability in Sabah, it is akin to stabbing behind the back of its political ally in Sabah – Parti Warisan Sabah in an attempt to undermine the stability of the current state coalition government and so possibly bring Sabah into a political turmoil,” said the Luyang assemblyman.
He warned that this kind of politicking is appalling and outright disgusting to the people.
“As a member of the Sabah State Assembly, I will fully support the decision of the Sabah people in the last general election – that the people have already elected the coalition made up of Warisan-DAP-PKR-UPKO, and successfully seized the majority to form the government after the May 9 election, and this decision should be defended and maintained.”
Phoong said that he was satisfied with the current leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal.
“Under the leadership of the current state government, Sabah’s development is set on track in the right direction and progressing at a steady pace.”
Therefore, Phoong contended that PPBM had no reason at all to set foot in Sabah, allegedly to strengthen the current state government.
He said that people are tired of “too much politics” from the politicians.
Phoong advised that it is high time for those ministers, MPs and assemblymen to concentrate on playing their roles, doing their part in serving and improving the lives of the people.
He said that he had asked DAPSY National Chief Howard Lee to raise his dissatisfaction with PPBM at the national level.