SAPP Advises UPKO To Quit BN

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) advised United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Organisation (UPKO) to quit Barisan Nasional (BN).

SAPP vice president Japiril Suhaimin said UPKO should take the drastic action because the ruling coalition would not set up the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to probe the huge number of illegal immigrants in Sabah.

PKO s disappointment with the slow progress in the setting up of the RCI is similar to having no confidence in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. SAPP quit BN in September 2008 after having no confidence in the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. So, I advise UPKO to follow our footstep,?he said in a statement yesterday.

Japiril was commenting on UPKO president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok statement that his party is unhappy with the slow progress in the setting up of the RCI.

Japiril said many quarters in Sabah had called on the Federal Government to set up the RCI with SAPP paving the way. He said some Sabah BN component parties like UPKO, PBS and LDP followed suit and at some point making various statements that the Federal Cabinet had approved the setting up of the RCI.

However, Najib shot back by saying that the RCI was still under consideration.

The people of Sabah hope that UPKO, PBS and LDP stand on RCI is genuine and not just to fish support due to the looming general election,?he said, adding insincere stand would jeopardise them later.