KOTA KINABALU, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- De facto Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim appears determined to crack Sabah PKR's conundrum.
In what is seen as a move to salvage the political future of the party in the state, Anwar is expected to appoint Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who resigned as a vice-president of PKR last October, as the party's liaison chief for Sabah and Sarawak.
According to a reliable source, it was hoped the surprise move would appease Dr Jeffrey and his supporters, thus averting a split in the party.
The source said Anwar was scheduled to make a special announcement on the appointment at the launching of the state party convention here this Sunday.
Dr Jeffrey was earlier rumoured to be contemplating rejoining Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) led by his elder brother Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan following the former's resignation as PKR vice president.
Dr Jeffrey, who was once Bingkor assemblyman, had also been linked to the purported application to register a new party called Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) which he later denied he had a hand in it. Several division chiefs aligned with Dr Jeffrey were believed to have initiated the formation of the new local-based party.
It is believed that many of the division chiefs, including Dr Jeffrey himself, were disappointed with Anwar's decision to appoint Ahmad Thamrin Jaini as the party's new chief in Sabah.
Sabahan Ahmad Thamrin was named as the new state PKR chief recently after a group of division chiefs expressed no-confidence in PKR vice-president Azmin Ali leading the state PKR.
The appointment was said to be on a temporary basis as the party election at the state level would probably be held next year.
It is reliably learnt that the PKR leadership had also rejected the resignation of former Sabah PKR deputy chairman Christina Liew as a supreme council member.
In announcing her resignation on October 28, this year, Liew had said she would remain as a party member and retain the post of Kota Kinabalu division chief.
In what is seen as a move to salvage the political future of the party in the state, Anwar is expected to appoint Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who resigned as a vice-president of PKR last October, as the party's liaison chief for Sabah and Sarawak.
According to a reliable source, it was hoped the surprise move would appease Dr Jeffrey and his supporters, thus averting a split in the party.
The source said Anwar was scheduled to make a special announcement on the appointment at the launching of the state party convention here this Sunday.
Dr Jeffrey was earlier rumoured to be contemplating rejoining Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) led by his elder brother Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan following the former's resignation as PKR vice president.
Dr Jeffrey, who was once Bingkor assemblyman, had also been linked to the purported application to register a new party called Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) which he later denied he had a hand in it. Several division chiefs aligned with Dr Jeffrey were believed to have initiated the formation of the new local-based party.
It is believed that many of the division chiefs, including Dr Jeffrey himself, were disappointed with Anwar's decision to appoint Ahmad Thamrin Jaini as the party's new chief in Sabah.
Sabahan Ahmad Thamrin was named as the new state PKR chief recently after a group of division chiefs expressed no-confidence in PKR vice-president Azmin Ali leading the state PKR.
The appointment was said to be on a temporary basis as the party election at the state level would probably be held next year.
It is reliably learnt that the PKR leadership had also rejected the resignation of former Sabah PKR deputy chairman Christina Liew as a supreme council member.
In announcing her resignation on October 28, this year, Liew had said she would remain as a party member and retain the post of Kota Kinabalu division chief.
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