KOTA KINABALU: Rebellious Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah leaders aligned to ex-vice president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan are hoping for a new start in a new party.
But they may have to wait a bit longer.
They submitted an application to register a new political party–Parti Cinta Sabah (Love Sabah Party)–to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) two days ago, but have since withdrawn it for “technical reasons.”
“There are certain criteria which have to be ironed out,” Daniel John Jambun, a senior aide of Jeffrey told FMT here today. One of the reasons relates to the name of the party.
They named the new political organisation Parti Cinta Sabah (Love Sabah Party), or Paati Guminavo Sabah in Kadazan.
Jambun, the Sabah PKR liaison committee deputy chairman and the head of its Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) Task Force, said lawyers were studying the matter and would make adjustments recommended by the ROS.
“A new application will be ready for submission to the ROS before Christmas,” he promised.
According to Jambun, the party would be multi-racial and its protem members respected leaders and professionals. A numbers of them will be from Sabah-based Barisan Nasional component parties, especially Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and UPKO, whose members were Jeffrey’s supporters when he was in government.
Explaining the reason for the new party, Jambun said PKR leaders in Sabah who supported Jeffrey needed a “house” because their voices were not heard by PKR national leaders.
“We were treated as if we are subservient,” he said. Jambun was PKR’s candidate for the Inanam state seat in the March 8, 2008 general elections. He lost in a three-cornered tussle, polling 4,293 votes against PBS incumbent Johnny Goh’s 5,979 and DAP’s Jeffrey Kumin’s 2, 864 votes.
Jambun said the party’s name could be changed if the ROS reject it. He said there were several options, but the name must reflect Jeffrey’s love for Sabah.
Jeffrey, who is PBS president Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan’s younger brother, resigned last October as PKR national vice president, as a supreme council member and as a political bureau member.
He and his supporters said they were dissapointed with PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwars Ibrahim’s decision to appoint Ahmad Tamrin Jaini from Sandakan as the party’s new Sabah chief.
Jeffrey, a former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee, was a PBS founder member and was once the party’s supreme council member. He was also a senator and a Federal deputy minister.
Jeffrey was unavailable for comment. Jambun said he was overseas.
By Joseph Bingkasan (Freemalaysiatoday.com)
saya rasa pendaftaran parti itu akan dilulus oleh ROS sebab kerajaan Pusat suka kita amalkan dasar pecah dan perintah,senang dan mudah KL pegang leher para pemimpin KDM Sabah. Tetapi sekarang kami sudah faham mainan KL bah,kita sama-sama tunggu di PRU-13 nanti siapa main siapa. saya harap para pengundi Sabah faham maksud saya dan tidak mahu dijadikan seperti ‘ FIX DEPOSIT’ lagi.
New political party are most welcome to formed in Sabah because the more party there is, the easier to control Sabah.
Teringin lihat barisan JK Tertinggi Parti ini dan bertanya dalam hati,kalaulah DRJ direbut jadi Presiden,apa yg beliau akan buat.Tapi kita positif saja,moga parti ini sukses,ramai-ramai kita meriahkan hari mengundi.Undi siapa….. PKR.
I’m still waiting for a better name for this party. Nope, I won’t object if it’s completely for benefiting us.
party all the time on December 5th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Hey,what did you mean by ‘ it is easier to control Sabah ‘?
Mengapa harus menunggu lama? Hanya kerana dia tu parti pembangkang atau sebaliknya? Sejujurnya, sia memang rasa lucu dengan panggilan parti itu. Sedalam manakah cinta J terhadap Sabah? Sia ingin saksikan dengan lebih lanjut. XD
Memang bukan senang mau tubuhkan sebuah parti apatah lagi melibatkan mantan PKR. Memang perit memerahkan kaki dalam ranjau duri tapi itulah kekuatannya menubuhkan sebuah parti CINTA SABAH. Harap2 terjawablah segala penantian.
Susahlah mau cakap pasal ni benda. Terlampau ramia yang menentang padahal agenda da sama saja. Apa2 ja la.Saya tunggu ja jawapan sandits dia ni.
Penulis sepatutnya mendapat fakta yang betul.Jambun bukan “deputy chairman” perhubungan negeri sekarang.
Yang mengelirukan adakah si Jambun ini masih ahli PKR atau tidak?Jikalau beliau masih ahli,sepatutnya beliau di pecat.
More party? More choice for Sabahan to choose who are more appropriate to help them to voice out their need?
New party? New hope for Sabah?
Sabah tidak perlu parti politik yang baru malah yang sedia ada sudah cukup mewakili idealisma-idealisma politik yang berlainan.
Tetapi saya juga hormati kebebasan mereka yang ingin berbuat demikian.
Ya la kita tidak perlukan parti2 baru kerana parti yang sedia ada sudah cukup untuk sama2 memperjuangkan hak Sabahans
Tambah lagi parti, terbahagi kuasa kita dalam parti-parti yang berlainan dan memperjuangkan kepentingan berlainan.
Apa upaya kita hendak memperjuangkan hak kita?
Kalau benar pemimpin-pemimpin kita iklas berjuang untuk kita, mereka harus korbankan kepentingan diri seperti menyuraikan parti masing-masing dan bersatu dibawah satu panji baru kita cukup kuat menperjuangkan kepentingan kita.
Bikin lagi pati banyak-banyak supaya undi pembangkang berpecah-pecah.Yang bikin hairan semua pigang jawatan dan jadi calun semasa pru ke 12 tapi semua kalah.Mau juga tembirang…pati sinta konon,bagus lagi bikin pati aramaitiiii