Dr Ibrahim Menudin, the present chairman of Sabah government-owned Suria Capital is set to be PKR's candidate for Labuan.
TUARAN : Sabah Umno has lost two more of its founding leaders to rival PKR when corporate figure Dr Ibrahim Menudin and former federal deputy minister Yahya Lampong ditched it for the opposition.
Menudin was Sabah Umno’s former treasurer and presently chairman of Sabah government-owned Suria Capital, an investment arm of the state. He is set to resign from his lucrative post.
Both were present at the Pakatan Rakyat’s function to commemorate the 49th anniversary of Malaysia’s formation in 1963, at a restaurant in Tuaran near here Saturday evening.
Pakatan Rakyat supremo and PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim announced the formal reception of the duo at the function attended by at least 3,000 people last night.
“Tan Sri Ibrahim loses about RM60,000 or RM70,000 (monthly perks) for joining PKR but that he does it for the people,” Anwar said amid applause from the audience who kept their spirit high despite intermittent downpours at the function which culminated into fireworks show at 12am midnight.
Ibrahim had earlier made his decision known in a Labuan function attended by Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim, who was also present at last night’s event. He is now poised to become Pakatan’s candidate in Labuan.
In fact Pakatan came in full force for the Malaysia’s 49th anniversary. Among those who attended were PAS president Hadi Awang, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who is also Penang Chief Minister, PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, DAP secretary-general Mustaffa Ali, Husam Musa, Tian Chua, William Leong, Zuraida Kamarudin and others.
Organising chairman Lajim Ukin in his welcoming speech said Malaysia has come of age and it is time a new government led by Pakatan treats Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners to Peninsular Malaysia in the federation.
“BN will not treat us as equal partners but Pakatan has pledged to restore our rights and therefore we must support for change for the better of not only Sabah and Sarawak but for the whole nation,” he said.
‘Not a loss for Umno, BN’
Also making short speech was Wilfred Bumburing, the former Upko’s number two, who had handed over the Tuaran parliamentary seat to Pakatan.
Both Lajim and Bumburing are still partyless and are heading their respective movements of change, hoping to use one of the Pakatan party symbols at the coming general election.
Speculations had been on for quite sometime for Ibrahim to join PKR, and it is said that more from Umno will follow suit at a purposefully staggered announcements for impact reason.
Among those regularly mentioned to ditch Umno for Pakatan are former chief minister Osu Sukam, Kalabakan MP Ghapur Salleh, Kinabatangan MP Mokhtar Radin, Silam MP Salleh Kalbi, Pantai Manis assemblyman Abdul Rahim Ismail, and Bongawan assemblyman Karim Bujang.
Meanwhile, the principal political secretary to Musa, Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan when contacted, brushed off the notion that those ditching would have impact on Umno’s or BN’s chance in the coming general election.
“Let them…they have been friends with Anwar since 1991 and they wanted to be election candidates, maybe they have no chance (to be fielded) in BN,” he said when asked about Ibrahim and Yahya.
TUARAN : Sabah Umno has lost two more of its founding leaders to rival PKR when corporate figure Dr Ibrahim Menudin and former federal deputy minister Yahya Lampong ditched it for the opposition.Menudin was Sabah Umno’s former treasurer and presently chairman of Sabah government-owned Suria Capital, an investment arm of the state. He is set to resign from his lucrative post.
Both were present at the Pakatan Rakyat’s function to commemorate the 49th anniversary of Malaysia’s formation in 1963, at a restaurant in Tuaran near here Saturday evening.
Pakatan Rakyat supremo and PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim announced the formal reception of the duo at the function attended by at least 3,000 people last night.
“Tan Sri Ibrahim loses about RM60,000 or RM70,000 (monthly perks) for joining PKR but that he does it for the people,” Anwar said amid applause from the audience who kept their spirit high despite intermittent downpours at the function which culminated into fireworks show at 12am midnight.
Ibrahim had earlier made his decision known in a Labuan function attended by Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim, who was also present at last night’s event. He is now poised to become Pakatan’s candidate in Labuan.
In fact Pakatan came in full force for the Malaysia’s 49th anniversary. Among those who attended were PAS president Hadi Awang, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who is also Penang Chief Minister, PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, DAP secretary-general Mustaffa Ali, Husam Musa, Tian Chua, William Leong, Zuraida Kamarudin and others.
Organising chairman Lajim Ukin in his welcoming speech said Malaysia has come of age and it is time a new government led by Pakatan treats Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners to Peninsular Malaysia in the federation.
“BN will not treat us as equal partners but Pakatan has pledged to restore our rights and therefore we must support for change for the better of not only Sabah and Sarawak but for the whole nation,” he said.
‘Not a loss for Umno, BN’
Also making short speech was Wilfred Bumburing, the former Upko’s number two, who had handed over the Tuaran parliamentary seat to Pakatan.
Both Lajim and Bumburing are still partyless and are heading their respective movements of change, hoping to use one of the Pakatan party symbols at the coming general election.
Speculations had been on for quite sometime for Ibrahim to join PKR, and it is said that more from Umno will follow suit at a purposefully staggered announcements for impact reason.
Among those regularly mentioned to ditch Umno for Pakatan are former chief minister Osu Sukam, Kalabakan MP Ghapur Salleh, Kinabatangan MP Mokhtar Radin, Silam MP Salleh Kalbi, Pantai Manis assemblyman Abdul Rahim Ismail, and Bongawan assemblyman Karim Bujang.
Meanwhile, the principal political secretary to Musa, Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan when contacted, brushed off the notion that those ditching would have impact on Umno’s or BN’s chance in the coming general election.
“Let them…they have been friends with Anwar since 1991 and they wanted to be election candidates, maybe they have no chance (to be fielded) in BN,” he said when asked about Ibrahim and Yahya.
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tindakan keluar parti oleh individu tersebut rasanya tidak akan menggugatkan BN di Sabah ini.
Menyesal tidak berguna nanti. Seperti apa yang berlaku dengan Jeffrey Kitingan yang kecewa dengan pentadbiran PKR.
Ibrahim Menudin ini terkenal dalam politik dahulu sebagai aktivis USNO dan pernah menjadi Bendahari UMNO Sabah pada tahun2 80an ke 90an. Dia lebih terkenal sebagai orang korporat dan berniaga dari orang politik.
-Patut dia tumpukan saja pada perniagaan dia ni daripada berkecimpung dalam politik.
BN akan tetap kukuh tanpa mereka.
baik keluar jika tak setia.
perkara biasa keluar parti.
If we keep on looking the closed doors, we will never see the open doors.
Biarlah dengan yang sudah keluar, hargai lah yang masih setia bersama.
Let them go, they know what's the best for them.
In fact BN received lots of new members lately so I don't think their loses will bring harm more than good.
Impak yang sangat minimal bagi BN.
keluar dan masuk parti pekara biasa dalam politik.
selalunya pemimpin yang lompat parti ni adalah yang kecewa atau yang sudah tidak relevan.
setakat ini BN Sabah dilihat masih stabil.
banyak perubahan positif dari sudut ekonomi dan pembangunan yang dinikmati rakyat Sabah kini.
rakyat pasti dapat ilai dengan betul apa yang terbaik untuk mereka.
Sabah BN is not in the least shaken by the departure of certain leaders and corporate figures to the opposition.
They want to join PKR, let them join. What's the fuss?
LOmpat saja Parti, kita lihat sama ada masih mendapat sokongan rakyat atau tidak.
kalau kehilangan pemimpin ketika dekat2 pilihanraya tidak apa.. itu tandanya something wrong with the leaders, not BN..
Kenapa hanya selepas Anwar umumkan akan ada pemimpin-pemimpin BN Sabah keluar menyertai Pakatan Rakyat, barulah selepas itu mereka keluar? adakah pemimpin-pemimpin ini dipengaruhi oleh Anwar sebagaimana Anwar mempengaruhi Yong Teck Lee dengan menjanjikan jawatan Timbalan Perdana Menteri kepada beliau ketika PRU12 yang lalu?
Sudah tentu pemimpin2 ini mempunyai sebab kenapa keluar menyertai Pakatan, lebih-lebih lagi ketika Pilihanraya Umum semakin hampir, selepas senarai calon telah dimuktamadkan, selepas Anwar mengadakan perjumpaan tertutup dengan beberapa pemimpin BN, dan selepas Anwar membuat pengumuman bahawa akan ada pemimpin BN keluar meninggalkan parti.
BN said the defections of these leaders to PKR will not affect it's chances to win in the next GE.
BN have the chances to win majority votes if the opposition still fail to cooperate.
We should wait for the General Elections to see which party will get the people's support enough to form the government next year.
Musa Aman has said before, those who no longer sincere to be with BN, they should leave the party.
It's better for these rotten apples to leave than staying and mess up the party.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin and Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing might have their own agenda when they decided to leave the component parties in Barisan Nasional (BN).
“If they have a personal agenda (in quitting BN), it’s their right,” he said
Their action would not affect Sabah BN, especially in preparing for
the coming general election, he said.
This is because Sabah BN is on the right track in its struggles, particularly in looking after the well-being of the people and bringing development to the state.
This is done through the implementation of various programmes, such as the
Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia, to help lessen the people’s financial burden.
I often go to the ground to meet with the grassroots and if anyone claims that BN’s position is threatened in Sabah, this is untrue-Musa
“Umno and BN are not threatened. Sabahans are smart enough to gauge who is right.”
Musa said the duo left the BN to seek higher positions in the opposition.
Musa said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has never interfered in Sabah’s internal affairs, but has only pandered to the state’s concerns when he appointed locals in Sabah to fill positions in his administration.
“We are able to face this challenge and we will be taking appropriate steps to remedy the situation and strengthen Umno’s and BN’s position,” he said.
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