A cloud of anxiety has settled over eight divisions aligned to Libaran chief Ahmad Thamrin Jaini, the controversial Sabah PKR head, over the prospects of a peace plan not going their way.
Why is Keningau division chief Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan quiet after saying that he has burnt his bridges? Why doesn’t he leave? These are some questions uppermost in their minds.
“The party rank and file,” claims former Libaran chief Hassanar Ebrahim, “is demanding Jeffrey be booted out as soon as possible”.
They also want at least eight of the 15 other rebel division chiefs aligned to Jeffrey to be sacked as well.
Kota Kinabalu division chief Christina Liew, who reportedly has the ear of party president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, is one of the Jeffrey loyalists spared by the Thamrin faction.
“Christina has just been misled by Jeffrey,” said Hassnar.
Hassnar, who admits eyeing the Batu Sapi division chief’s post held by Jeffrey loyalist Nahalan Damsal, was clarifying a spate of statements in the media and cyberspace attributed to him.
He is noted in Sabah for being held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for a spell after admitting placing 15,000 illegal immigrants on the electoral rolls.
Hassnar fears ‘World War III’ (in Sabah PKR) if Jeffrey does not leave by the time of the state convention on Dec 20.
“Jeffrey may appear to be nice and angelic looking, smiling all the time but he’s the one responsible for the upheavals in Sabah PKR and all the parties he has been in thus far,” he pointed out.
Hassnar asked rhetorically: “You tell me what is wrong with Ansari? (Tuaran division chief).”
After Awang Tengah’s term was cut short by party advisor Anwar Ibrahim and Ansari was appointed the fourth state chief, Jeffrey campaigned against him and finally he had to leave, said Hassnar.
“Of course, if you ask him (Jeffrey), he will deny it, ” he added.
Awang Tengah’s departure, according to Hassnar, was based on evidence that “he was an Umno mole planted in Sabah PKR”.
Awang Tengah, the Kimanis division chief, is a Jeffrey loyalist. Ansari Abdullah has always maintained that he did not resign, although he ‘offered to resign’ nor was he booted out.
He has also denied that that there was any rebellion against him while he was state chief. His take, which has been disputed by many, is that he finished his term and left.
Hassnar claimed that what happened subsequently to ousted Azmin Ali (right) and what is now happening to Thamrin is history repeating itself.
“I can tell you that we will have no peace in Sabah PKR if Jeffrey is still with us,” said Hassnar.
“I agree with his emphasis on Sabah rights. Who wouldn’t? But he should leave the party after saying he has burnt his bridges and not continue to issue ultimatums to the party.”
He said Kuala Lumpur should not fear that PKR will collapse in Sabah and Sarawak if Jeffrey leaves, in fact, more people will be attracted to the party just because he’s gone.
Digging in against Jeffrey
Hassnar was asked about the Thamrin faction’s sudden interest in hastening Jeffrey’s departure from the party after appealing to him to re-consider his decision to quit as vice-president.
“I met (in KL) with various people over three days,” said Hassnar. “We have an inkling of what is to come in the peace plan.”
“If KL wants to drop Thamrin, we will not agree. We also do not agree to Jeffrey being the state chief or the chief minister,” fumed Hassanar who fears that PKR headquarters may be on the verge of capitulating to Jeffrey. “He can go to KL, if he wants, as a federal minister.”
Hassnar declined to say who he met with in Kuala Lumpur. It is learnt that he met with PKR director of strategies Tian Chua among others and also recruited a former Suara Keadilan editor to be his faction’s publicist.
Jeffrey, contacted in Tambunan, laughingly pointed out that “by talking about posts, Hassnar is behaving as if we (PKR) have won the elections”.
Also, he should not be going around making public statements on the peace plan when Kuala Lumpur has specifically cautioned both sides, he said.
He added that the peace plan is not about posts, pointing out that Thamrin is not mentioned in the peace plan and the issue was never raised, only the undemocratic manner in which the appointment was done.
“The peace plan is about democracy in the party, about principles and priorities. We never issued any ultimatums to KL as claimed by Hassnar and the other side.”
He refused to comment on speculation that a letter from the party headquarters was on the way to him in response to the Sabah PKR ‘Proposals for Change and Reform’ drawn up by the rebel division chiefs aligned to him.
The rebel division chiefs had demanded a commitment from the party headquarters in writing, pending amendments to the party constitution.
“Being still in the party and my ‘burn the bridges’ statement is not a contradiction,” said Jeffrey. “I still stand by my statement. KL asked us to stay back to give the peace plan a chance. ‘Burn the bridges’ means that we must operate in Sabah independently of KL.”
The proposals by the rebel division chiefs is the key component in the peace plan, reportedly suggested by senior PKR leader Chua Jui Meng.
The plan was brought back to Kuala Lumpur by Tian Chua and peace emissary Michael Bong about three weeks ago after a lightning visit to Kota Kinabalu.
Among others, besides being independent of Kuala Lumpur, the rebel division chiefs want all party posts including the state chief to be elected and the Tambunan Declaration to be formally accepted by PKR.
The declaration is about Sabah rights, the 20 Points and compliance with the 1963 Malaysia Agreement.
By: JOE FERNANDEZ (sabahkini)
I guess he’s “resting” well now. He has been making noise for the past few weeks. He’s playing enigma now.Never mine,I’m sure he will be there when the time comes.I’m sure..
Kan bagus dia diam cam ni ja..nanti dia tiba2 muncul bising2..kamurang persoalkan lagi..biarlah,nanti time ngam betul2..gerenti da muncul cam angel tu..kalah c dompok ntu skrip da…woohoo!!
Haha, the time is finally there for J. He definitely makes his foes scratching their feets.What will be the next episode?Wait and see..
The problem with Dr.J is his “know it all” advisers.Remove these cancerous advisers and replace them with intelligent advisers with no personal agenda,Dr.J will be a better leader.
Bagus lah jika Dr.JK berdiam diri dulu buat sementara waktu…sekali sekala bercakap biar berisi, terlalu banyak bercakap politik buat org semakin jemu.Jangan susah rakyat Sabah sudah mantang bah,jika perjuangan Dr.JK jujur,rakayat Sabah pandai menilai juga itu.Sokongan pula akan kembali.
kamurang ni Dr.J bising kamurang riuh, sekarang dia diam biarlah ba mungkin dia sedang merancang strategi baru sebab jambatan PKR dia sudah bakar…sudah putus hubungan. mana lah tahu ada idea baru dia lagi untuk kita perhatikan?..apa pun manusia merancang Tuhan yang menentukan!
dr.jk tak sama spt pemimpin lain yang ikut telunjuk KL. kan dah terang2 rakyat sabah membantah loji elektrik arang batu, tetapi KL terutamanya PM masuk campur agar loji ini dibina. Dr.JK sanggup meletak jawatan tertinggi dalam PKR kerana dasar masuk campur PKR pusat dalam pemilihan Pengerusi PKR sabah. Jika PKR memerintah sama jua seperti BN. Bak kata pepatah “keluar dari mulut harimau tetapi masuk ke mulut buaya”
Saya telah berfikir semasak masak selepas membaca artikel Tan Sri Simon Sipaun lagi ditambah pengalaman yang saya perolehi semasa politik sekarang dan dizaman Usno, Berjaya, dan PBS adalah jauh bezanya. Walaupun dulu ketika berpolitik tidak macam sekarang terlalu bahaya, tetapi kita senang hati sebab kita hanya berlawan sesama sendiri dalam Sabah, ertinya siapa juga yang menang dan memerintah kuasa autonomi politik masih belum lari jauh ke seberang sana, iaitu masih juga kita sendiri. Kita bukan menentang politik Semenanjung tetapi kita sudah dibahagi bahagikan kuasa autonomi berpolitik sejak kemasukkan kita dalam Malaysia. Jadi, saya fikir tidak perlulah pihak Semenanjung campurtangan terlalu serius terhadap percaturan politik diSabah, supaya kita lebih aman dan tenteram, kalaulah KL mahu melihat rakyat Sabah berpuas hati dengan kejujuran dan semangat setiakawan serumpun dalam Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara pada Amnya.
Haji Abdul Majid Onong, saya memang sokong pendapat tuan Hj. Oleh itu mari lah kita kuatkan perpaduan kita sesama di Sabah. Memang tuan Hj. bijak menilai.
Ah huh, everybody is questioning on his whereabouts.Now you see him,now you dont.I believe he is reading every pieces of our words here. He got plenty of time to sort out strategies..planning is vital. I would like to see his next turn up.
This guy is sooo “chipsmore”..It make everyone anxious to know what he will do next..aiyakk..guess have to wait and see what is the next bombshell he’s going to drop..erks..
Takacha on November 23rd, 2009 at 9:52 am
Wonder what the “bombshell” will be? hurm..
I bet he is doing more ‘researchers’ now..he is well rested with his thoughts and ideas..Let see..
Change the days – I’m sure he do. Let the man be my friend. We can only wait for him to come out from his silence-term.
Yo.
Just let the man be lah..I’m sure he have something up in his sleeves.
Tuan Haji Abdul Majid Onong,
Tuan Hj. sangat bijak menilai. Sudah semestinya pihak dari SM tidak diperlukan untuk masuk campur dengan politik di Sabah.
^_^
Asal DJK bahagia silentnya..
Putt For Change: His “know it all” advisors? Hebat..patut dorang lah patut diremove.
Terlalu banyak personal motives. Chet.
Biarlah dia diam buat sementara waktu.Kesian pla sa da kena hantam truk2 kalau bersuara.Sa ni bukan juga jahat betul mau condemn da x tentu arah.Tapi sepa yang makan cili,da la yang terasa pedasnya..Kihuiii~
He will be returning soon.I’m sure he will be holding a huge ‘comeback’ after this.What ’song’ will he be singing?LOL.Wait and see.
Woohoo~I love when he shut his mouth. He needs plenty of time to re-discover his true self.I weren’t in his shoes so I won’t understand what he have gone through. But seriously, he needs re-ju-ve-na-tion…
Ok la ba tu kalau dia diam2… hehhe
ada masa datang balik penyakitnya (banyak cakap) naa nda kamu karau melayan… hahahahhaa
adaa kamaa…. dia buat comeback tu nanti…
hehehehee
sekarang ni kena jaga suara takut pecah suara time comeback tour
kadang2 kesian juga ba tgo c J ni kena condem… tapi pa boleh buatla kan… ini la risiko dalam arena politik
For me, being silent is good for him
This is a good move to be honest. Why?People are damn tired to hear his idioms nights and days..how the political turmoil caused him this way and blah blah..so much things to say..(luckily no political tears..hehe..)..he will appear soon folks.Don’t worry.
Shut up!Zip mouth..this is the new found slogan for him.LOL!
This is a good move to be honest. Why?People are damn tired to hear his idioms nights and days..how the political turmoil caused him this way and blah blah..so much things to say..(luckily no political tears..hehe..)..he will appear soon folks.Don’t worry.
Opps,I’m sorry Magazine Rack.I have copied and pasted your statement.I’m so sorry..
I’m out of here. Getting stale.
Political tears involved? If it involves, that shows he’s pathetic…Either way, Jeffrey will be back with a “vengeance”.
Silence is better for rejuvenation.
purple me: Yes, yes..Luckily there is no political tears. Otherwise it makes him looks like a pathetic guy.
I think it’s better for him to keep quiet after all the circus commotion in the media about him.
Biarkan lah si Jeffrey. Nanti pandai timbul juga tue..
saya melihat keadaan politic di sabah semakin rumit dengan pemerintahan kerajaan BN di bawah pimpinan musa aman, saya bilang begini kerana saya tidak nampak apa sebenarnya yang cuba di perjuangkannya, tidak seperti DJK yang mana dari pada awalnya telah bersuara tentang 20 perkara untuk rakyat sabah, saya harap rakyat sabah akan terus memberi sokongan pada DJK walau parti mana pun DJK sertai.
Alamaik!Kan bagus dia diam2 duduk di rumah tulis buku ja? Terus sia terimagine kemunculan dia macam tu Kamen Rider ni..dengan nada kuat dia bercakap-Nenek sia berkata.sia adalah amanat dari syurga.Kikiki.Ok kengkawan..biasalah musuh2 ketat ni.Bila dia muncul, semua berabis buang batu sama dia.Bila dia diam,keboringan lagi diorang. Diorang ni kena bayar gaji mau hantam c DDJ kaini?Lucu o..bukan da anugerah the best competitor pun.HuakHuakhuak,sandi eh.
I don’t think he’s practicing silence now. He is planning something big for Sabah. But I guess this is only the best way to make things clear. Less words are good for him.
Silence is better than quarells. Media is sick of him, I think so. Whatever, the most matter is he is planning something behind the line..Wo wo yeah yeah.