Stay away from ‘tainted’ Jeffrey, Snap told

KUCHING: Sarawak National Party (Snap), which is in the midst of reviving its historical signifcance in state politics, has been warned against hooking-up with Jeffrey Kitingan and his United Borneo Front (UBF).

Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s political secretary Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said it would be sad if Snap went with a “tainted” politician like Jeffrey who was a known “frog”.

“Sarawakians do not need a Sabahan frog like Jeffrey and his UBF to teach them politics. He has tainted his political career by jumping from one party to another …

“I don’t see him as a good adviser or teacher to Sarawak… unless they (Snap leaders) wear the same feather as him,” he said.

Urging Snap to be wary of Jeffrey, Karim said it would be detrimental if Snap fell for Jeffrey’s trickery.

“Jeffrey is merely looking for a platform in Sarawak to sustain his political agenda…

“Snap has an illustrious history in Sarawak politics. Surely its present leaders would not want it tainted with flimsy political characters like Jeffrey.

“It would be sad for Sarawakians if Snap fell for Jeffrey’s trick to help boost his own career,” Karim said.

Snap, which is on the road to rebranding itself, recently declared that it subscribed to Jeffrey’s Borneo Agenda and would join UBF as part of its political struggles.

(The Borneo Agenda among others is calling for the acknowledgment of the terms in the Malaysia Agreement which both Sabah and Sarawak had signed with the Federation of Malaya in 1963.)

Jeffrey had during his most recent visit to Sarawak announced the appointment of former PKR advisers Daniel Tajem as Sarawak UBF advisor.

Tajem, who is also Snap advisor, has urged all Dayaks to unite and throw their support behind Snap, which he reportedly said shared the same values as the now defunct Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS).