KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has opened up a new branch in Moyog, a constituency which is said to be the party’s stronghold.
According to PBS Moyog chief, John Masabal, the setting up of the Kuala Pangi branch with 90 members shows that the party is still relevant to the people in Sabah.
Masabal, in his speech, urged party members not to be easily swayed by the opposition’s propaganda as it is only aimed at confusing the people.
“The opposition is only interested in toppling the Barisan Nasional (BN) government and will go to any extent to take over the leadership of the country,” he said.
Masabal opined that while the BN government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is not 100 percent perfect, no government in the world can claim to be so.
“It is the best so far when compared to the one led by former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.”
He alleged that Sabah and Sarawak were left out of economic and infrastructure development in the past, but now, all this is different as not only are the two states enjoying more development, they also have more representation in the Federal cabinet.
Masabal said Najib is a Prime Minister who wanted to see problems in Sabah resolved and had, upon request of the state’s leaders and people, set up the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah.
Masabal also took former Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal to task for allegedly not developing Sabah when he was a federal minister.
“In the past he did not speak about Malaysia Agreement 1963 but all of a sudden now he wants to be a hero of the issue,” he said of the Parti Warisan Sabah president.
“Now Mahathir and Shafie are in the opposition and we must remember that they did not care for Sabahans when they were in government,” he claimed.
PBS, Masabal said, had never lost when it contested in the Moyog state and Penampang parliament constituency.
“With this in mind, BN leadership should consider letting PBS contest in one of the three seats in Penampang as we can and are ready to deliver,” he said, adding that a victory for BN will ensure that the coalition continues to govern the country.