KOTA KINABALU: Umno Penampang is confident that the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants will be able to resolve the problem that has been affecting the people of Sabah for so long.
Its Chief, Datuk John Ambrose, said it was unbecoming of the opposition to jump on the wagon of the Barisan Nasional (BN) initiative.
"Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) was the first to call for the RCI and as pointed out by MCA President Datuk Chua Soi Lek, it was Datuk Anwar Ibrahim who is now the opposition leader who had objected to it.
"None of the opposition leaders now has denied this," he said when met at the Raya open house hosted by his sister, Datin Aminah Ambrose, and brother-in-law, Datuk Amir Kahar Tun Mustapha, at the Sutera Residency, here, on Sunday.
Towards this end, he said Umno Penampang welcomed the formation of the RCI.
On the departure of Datuk Lajim Ukin and Datuk Wilfred Bumburing from the Barisan Nasional, Ambrose said it would have minimum effect as Umno and BN's strength does not lie with any individual but its members and supporters who are committed to the struggle.
"Every party is like this, meaning the departure of Bumburing also has minimal impact on Upko and BN as a whole," he said, adding that Umno had changed its president many times but it emerged stronger after each transition of leadership.
"Umno is the longest surviving ruling government and is committed to serve the people.
The people can judge the transformation programmes Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's has initiated," he said.
As for Umno Penampang, he assured that it would continue to be loyal and support the leadership of Najib as well as Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
"We are not lobbying for candidacy. Whoever is the candidate for BN we will support," he said.
Meanwhile, Aminah, who is also Kudat Umno Wanita Chief, said the Raya open house provided a good opportunity for the multi-racial Malaysians, especially in Sabah, to strengthen ties.
Among those who came to the open house was Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Peter Pang. - Sabahkini
Pengumuman Perdana Menteri menubuhkan RCI menunjukkan bahawa kerajaan bersikap serius dalam melindungi keselamatan rakyat terutama di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan juga sememangnya menunaikan Janji Ditepati..
DeletePengumuman RCI yang ditubuhkan untuk Sabah menampakkan kerajaan serius untuk menangani masalah yang berkaitan dengan PATI di Sabah ini.
Deletemoga RCI dilaksanakan dgn baik.
DeleteExtension on the period of time to investigate about the PATI can always be apply to Tuan Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
ReplyDeleteTindakan Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing dan Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin yang keluar dan melepaskan semua jawatan dalam parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) tidak harus dilihat sebagai ancaman kepada keutuhan BN dalam menghadapi pilihan raya umum akan datang. Naib Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata sebaliknya, pemimpin serta anggota BN di Sabah perlu menjadikan perkara itu sebagai cabaran dalam mempererat dan memperkukuh perpaduan sesama anggota parti.
ReplyDeleteSesiapa saja calon yang dipilih oleh pucuk pimpinan parti sepatutnya diterima baik oleh rakyat. Mereka yang tersingkir pula terimalah dengan hati terbuka, bukannya bertindak keluar parti.
ReplyDeleteParti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) said all Sabah BN political parties should be credited for their hard work as for the first time in the State's political history, all Sabah BN parties including the leadership in Sabah Umno stood together hand in hand in their key demand for the RCI (Royal Commission of Inquiry on illegal immigrants.
ReplyDeleteHenrynus also congratulated Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman, for his foresight to set up the Sabah BN committee on citizenship under the chairmanship of Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who is also PBS President which served as the catalyst in the formation of the RCI.
ReplyDeleteHe said as a member of the Sabah BN committee on citizenship, he witnessed how the committee discussed and articulated the popular demand for RCI, and then formulated the terms of reference most of which were adopted by the Federal government.
ReplyDeleteHe said PBS would be mobilising party machinery at all levels to explain to the people the objectives of the formation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants.
ReplyDeleteHe said the Prime Minister's announcement on RCI provided the Sabah BN solid platform to engage the grassroots supporters.
ReplyDeleteHe said PBS expects all Sabah BN component political parties to cooperate and work closely to ensure the royal probe on illegal immigrants succeeds.
ReplyDeleteHenrynus has described the successful formation of the RCI and its terms of reference by the Prime Minister as a winnable strategy to counter opposition propaganda and win over the hearts and minds of the people of Sabah.
ReplyDeleteHenrynus has described the successful formation of the RCI and its terms of reference by the Prime Minister as a winnable strategy to counter opposition propaganda and win over the hearts and minds of the people of Sabah.
ReplyDeleteThe formation of the RCI is clearly a victory for the people of Sabah, and certainly, a historic moment, that will decide the fate of a nation, especially the future history of Sabah.
ReplyDeleteAnnounced against the backdrop of decades of relentless efforts or rather frustration, the formation of the RCI reflects the Prime Minister's serious commitment to resolve the perennial problems related to the huge presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteHe said the RCI announcement is the outcome of a long political process of aggregating grassroots sentiments, articulating issues, formulating appropriate RCI policies and now implementing them.
ReplyDeleteBut the long pursuit of the RCI has brought all Sabah BN component political parties closer to each other and especially to Sabah Umno which has decisively thrown their weight behind its formation.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, he said PBS was not perturbed by the opposition's desperate attempt to belittle the RCI announcement and will fight any opposition agenda to sabotage its implementation.
ReplyDeleteHe said PBS was not surprised by certain remarks attributed to the opposition leaders critical of the RCI.
ReplyDeleteHe said the revelation that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was in fact against the RCI when he was Deputy Prime Minister confirms lingering suspicion that he is not sincere in resolving the problem of illegal immigrants.
ReplyDeleteHe said this was a very dangerous proposition as, under the Federal Constitution, a foreigner who has been given a PR status and lives continuously in any part of Malaysia for more than five years, is eligible to apply for citizenship.
ReplyDeletePKR or Pakatan must, therefore, explain their intention to grant Permanent Resident status to illegal immigrants without documents if voted to power.
ReplyDeleteHe said, Malaysia is guided by the principles of "Rukun Negara" and the rule of law and expect the constitutional process of granting citizenship to be respected.
ReplyDeletePBS, he said, disagrees with the views expressed by former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, that there is nothing wrong in giving citizenship to illegal immigrants who can converse in Bahasa Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteHe said on the surface Anwar purportedly supported the formation of the RCI, but at the same time, he is calling for all illegal immigrants to be issued with permanent Resident status.
ReplyDeleteHe said Dr Mahathir's statement was politically provocative as it seeks to justify systematic attempts to change the political demography of Sabah under his administration at the expense of the local indigenous population.
ReplyDeleteHe said Dr Mahathir's use of history to justify free movement of foreigners into Sabah is seriously flawed, and by his own logic, he seemed to justify the Philippines' claim on Sabah or even the Indonesian confrontation policy opposed to the creation of Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteIf Dr Mahathir seriously thinks that foreigners from neighboring countries can just walk into Sabah without documents and do as what they like regardless of the law, what is the justification for Sabah to be part of Malaysia in the first place?
ReplyDeletekeberanian Najib mengumumkan RCI bakal menjanjikan kemenangan BN pada PRU akan datang.. walaupun ramai pihak yang cuba meremehkan langkah kerajaan ini, namun saya yakin rakyat Sabah tidak mudah dipengaruhi oleh hasutan2 sedemikian..
ReplyDeletewalaupun baru 4 tahun memegang jawatan PM, Najib berjaya membuktikan bahawa beliau berbeza dengan pemimpin2 terdahulu.. dan beliau berjaya membuktikan pentadbiran beliau benar2 mendahului rakyat..
ReplyDeletesyabas kepada pemimpin2 kerajaan negeri dan kerajaan persekutuan.. tidak rugi jika rakyat mengekalkan kerajaan sedia ada selepas PRU13.. saya yakin lebih banyak pembaharuan dilaksanakan di negeri ini jika Najib dan Musa terus diberikan mandat selepas PRU..
ReplyDeletePBS deputy president Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said Najib was a true blue national statesman and that he was the only Prime Minister prepared to take the bull by its horn and resolve the decade old illegal immigrant problem in Sabah.
ReplyDelete“This is despite former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad belittling the RCI initaitive,” he said.