SAPP is a spoiler for the BN in Batu Sapi, not the real opposition,

Wan Azizah

SANDAKAN - Parti Keadilalan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has described Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) as spoiler in the upcoming Batu Sapi by-election.

She said the voters should therefore choose PKR which was representing Pakatan Rakyat, the real opposition, in facing the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the by-election.

"In any election, it's always not easy for us to compete against the might of BN but we won in Sibu (Sarawak)," she said after the nomination of candidates for the Batu Sapi by-election, here, Tuesday.

The parliamentary state seat by-election will see a three-cornered contest involving BN candidate Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin, PKR's Ansari Abdullah, and former Sabah chief minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee, from SAPP.

PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali, meanwhile, said it could not be ascertained yet whether SAPP would dent Pakatan Rakyat's chances in Batu Sapi.

However, he said, PAS' election machinery was ready to ensure victory for the opposition pact's candidate.

DAP national deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw hoped the voters would give the chance for the PKR candidate to represent them and voice their problems in parliament. - BERNAMA