Larry Sng
KUCHING (Feb 28): Julau MP Larry Sng said today that his decision to resign from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) had received the blessings of his constituents.
“After consulting my fellow constituents over the past few days, we have made a collective decision for me to announce my resignation from PKR with immediate effect,” he announced on his Facebook page after handing over his statutory declaration in support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
According to Sng, there had been too much political instability over the past one year and this had damaged the country’s economy and the people’s well being.
He said he believed that the best way forward was to put politics aside towards stabilising and rebuilding Malaysia together.
He said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin “is doing what is necessary to help Malaysians in this difficult time”.
Given this, Sng said he should play a role to support the PN chairman.
“Too much time has already been wasted, politicking and bickering whilst the people suffer. In my constituency of Julau, the poorest in the country, people are suffering because of the economic impact of the pandemic, loss of jobs and income from low commodity prices.
“I have been unable to serve Julau effectively through lack of much needed development funds, which is badly needed,” he pointed out.
With his SD signed and handed over to Muhyiddin, Sng said he was confident that he would be able to deliver his election promises.
“I won the 2018 election as an independent and now I declare myself as a government-friendly independent,” he added.
A Facebook post by Muhyiddin earlier today said Sng and Tebrau MP Steven Choong had a SD in support of PN.
PKR Sarawak secretary Joshua Jabeng told The Borneo Post that he was unfazed by the news, adding: “Anything is possible in politics. I’m not shocked. In fact, I’ve heard about the rumours and the news just confirmed the rumours.”
He said it was not his place to pass judgement or determine whether it was right or wrong on the matter.