Sabah Muda still open to working with any party

 

Sabah Muda chief Amos Thien said the state chapter had been granted autonomy to decide on its political alliances in Sabah. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: Despite Muda’s decision to drop out of the unity government bloc, its Sabah chapter is keeping its options open citing the East Malaysian state’s “dynamic” political landscape.

Sabah Muda chief Amos Thien said the party’s state chapter is still open to working with various parties in Sabah.

He pointed out that there is no clear opposition bloc in the state assembly, with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), Sabah Umno and Warisan all still part of Putrajaya.

“Sabah Muda has been granted autonomy (to work with other parties in Sabah). (The central leadership) trusts that we are not going against the party, but that we understand what is best in terms of local sentiment,” he said, according to New Straits Times.

When asked if Sabah Muda could join Sabah Pakatan Harapan, Thien said a meeting with his counterparts in the coalition must be held first.

“For now, Sabah Muda is open to working with ‘friends’,” he said.

Last week, Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman announced that the party has joined the opposition bloc, expressing dissatisfaction with the abrupt halt of deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s trial on corruption charges.

Syed Saddiq said his party, which has one seat in the Dewan Rakyat, would form a “third force” in the opposition bloc “as the voice of the rakyat” and to provide check and balance.

Muda deputy president and Puteri Wangsa assemblyman Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz has also been placed in the opposition bloc in the Johor state assembly. - FMT