KOTA KINABALU: Beaufort Umno chief Lajim Haji Ukin does not see his younger brother Abd Jarih, the recently elected PKR Beaufort chief, as a threat.
“There is no problem, itu senang saya urus nanti (that I can easily deal with him later),” he said at a press conference after presenting medals of honour, excellent service awards and appreciation certificate to Fire and Rescue Department personnel here today.
Lajim said his brother, who has been long in politics and who joined Umno before him, had gone over to the opposition because he was not appointed to any post in the Beaufort Umno division.
“I think he was frustrated because he did not get a position at the Umno divisional level... I could not appoint him and that’s why he is angry with me,” Lajim said.
“You know, at the Beaufort divisional level about 80% of those holding a post are my relatives,” he said.
On the possibility that he might face his brother in the general election, Lajim said sometimes these things could cause a problem, but “it is very common and I have my own strategy”.
Jarih won the PKR post after securing 341 votes in a one-to-one fight against John Ghani who received 273 votes in the controversial divisional election.
John, however, is disputing the result and has protested to the PKR’s central election committee, demanding a re-election.
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