KENINGAU (Sabah Malaysia): The State Reform Party is ready to face the 13th general election, its Sabah Chairman Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan told the 1,000-odd crowd which attended the launch of the STAR’s Keningau Zone here last saturday.
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| Dr. Jeffrey receving former DAP Tanjung Aru Chairman Dr. Felix Chong |
“In fact the supporters of STAR all over the
state have been waiting for the time Parliment and the State Legislative
Assembly will be dissolved,” he said. “With the rousing support for the party
and its group, we are confident of taking over the government. Ini
kalilah!”
Among the many topics he raised in his
speech was the issue gross inaccuracy of how Malaysia was formed as recorded in
the school text books. “There are doing this to purposefully confuse the
younger generation. Our students are told that we joined Malaysia, and we all
know this is nonsense,” he said. “We together with Singapore, Sarawak and
Malaya formed the federation. Without Sabah and Sarawak there would have been
no Malaysia. And that is why the position and the future of Sabah in Malaysia
is extremely important for the people of Sabah.”
He said it is still not too late for
Sabahans to correct this fallacy, but it needs a lot of sacrifice. “We need to
unite to achieve this objective, and this can only be done through the open and
honest struggle of STAR,” he stressed.
He also emphasized that the next general
election will be the final opportunity for the people of Sabah to decide their
direction and future. “There won’t be anymore real chance because if we don’t
make the right decision this time, we will be done for,” he said. “That’s why
the people must be courageous and not be afraid to do the right thing for their
own future.”
The launch of Keningau Zone was made more
meaningful when the Chairman of DAP Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu, Dr. Felix Chong
and the Division Chief of PKR Pensiangan, Danny Andipai made the decision to leave their
respecdtive parties and join STAR. Jeffrey said that the crossovers were clear
indication that STAR is marching strongly foreward to take over the rein of
government in the state.
Also present were Deputy Presiden of STAR,
Dr. Nicholas Guntobon, the Deputy Protem President of USNO Abdullah Sani, Supreme Council Protem Member
of USNO Sofia Leong chau Chu, Supreme
Council Membeers of SAPP, and former Pasok Presiden Richard Jayasuriya and many former local
leaders of Barisan Nasional who have joined STAR.
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