LABUAN: Warisan has expressed willingness to form a strategic alliance with Umno in the next Sabah state election.
Warisan Supreme Council member Yusof Apdal said as long as there was compatibility between the two parties, Warisan was open to the possibility.
“Warisan is a party that is open to any cooperation with any party that understands its struggle for the people in Sabah and Labuan.
“Even now, Warisan is already in alliance with Umno in the federal government,” he said at a press conference after officiating the Labuan Warisan division annual general meeting here today.
He said the decision to cooperate would be subject to the alignment of goals and priorities between the two parties.
However, he said the potential collaboration between Warisan and Umno is not impossible, and the decision would be finalised by the party leadership when the time comes.
“Currently, the priority for Warisan is to strengthen its presence in all branches and divisions.”
Yusof said Warisan’s current focus was on uniting its members to bring stability ahead of the state election.
He urged all party members to concentrate on addressing the people’s issues and focus on young voters.
Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin had on Nov 19 said the state chapter was not ruling out the possibility of working with Warisan and Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) in the next state elections. However, he said it was still too early to make any firm commitment.
“As I said before, BN and Umno will only cooperate with parties that have a common objective of championing the rights of Sabahans,” Bung said.
He advised party members in the state not to be influenced by claims that Sabah Umno is divided. He said this was played up by irresponsible parties as a form of psychological warfare and propaganda to create a rift in the party. - FMT
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