Isnin, April 16, 2012

USNO OLD HANDS TO ‘POWER-UP’ JEFFREY’S PARTY

Usno old hands to ‘power-up’ Jeffrey’s party

Umno is fearful of a resurgent Usno in Sabah because it would easily outweigh the peninsula-based party, said a son of former chief minister Tun Mustapha Harun.

image PAPAR April 16, 2012: One of the sons of former Sabah chief minister Tun Mustapha Harun who has been trying to revive his father’s party is determined that the state Umno-led Barisan Nasional coalition government be replaced by a Sabah-based political party.

Badaruddin Tun Mustapha said that Usno whether registered or not would stick with State Reform Party (STAR) Sabah chairman, Jeffrey Kitingan, in facing the coming general election for the sake of Sabah’s future and dignity.

Members of the former Sabah political powerhouse, which was deregistered with Mustapha’s blessings in the early 90s to make way for the entry of Umno into Sabah, are planning to put up candidates in areas they had identified to stand under STAR symbol if the party fails to be accepted by the Registrar of Societies in time for the election.

“Umno is fond of saying Usno is no more relevant and that its members have become Umno members,” he said but argued that Umno is still scared that the name of the Sabah party would easily outweigh the peninsula-based party.

“If that is so (Usno is irrelevant) they should to be registered so that we may have a chance to prove that we still command respect and have supporters.

“The only reason they do not want to register Usno is because Umno is afraid of a new Usno,” Badaruddin said in his speech at the launching of STAR’s Papar division by Kitingan at a resort near here on Saturday.

This is the first time Badaruddin has spoken out publicly on his frustration with peninsula-based political parties taking over the governing of the state.

He said that Usno would decide on its candidates’ line-up and called on patriotic Sabahans to rally behind STAR and Usno in order for the state to reclaim its rightful position in the federation.

“Jeffrey had invited us to be in one house (STAR) and I agreed this would be the ideal, but we in Usno want to prove to (all in) Sabah and Malaysia that Usno still has the people’s support and that we can stand on our own two feet and with STAR’ s support even defeat Umno,” he said.

Shafie under attack

Badaruddin said Usno’s appeal and strength was proven a few weeks ago when 3,000 locals in Semporna turned up at its gathering in the east coast town which Umno claims as its stronghold.

“The 3,000 stayed with us for four hours even though we only served them mineral water. Jeffrey was present and he witnessed this Sabahan spirit. Remember in 1985 (PBS defeated Berjaya), this will happen again. In 1985 then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad came down to say that he “would swim or sink with Berjaya”, but look Berjaya was defeated,” said the Usno protem president.

The soft-spoken Badaruddin also attacked Umno vice president Shafie Apdal, who is portrayed by Umno as the undisputed leader of Semporna.

“When we went to Bum-Bum Island recently, 600 Suluks came up to our gathering and they told us they wanted change. This even though a day earlier, Shafie and assemblyman Harman Mohamad went from house to house there telling the Suluks not to come to our function. But 600 local Suluks still came.

“They were telling us that they told Shafie and Harman off that only when they heard Usno coming, that they came to visit them in their houses, only to tell them not to turn up at Usno’s gathering, but they turned up still. So you can take it from here that the people are actually fed up with Umno.”

Meanwhile, STAR further bolstered its image when a former deputy president of Barisan Nasional component, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Baharudin Nayan, from Papar handed over his application form to join STAR at the party launching. Joining him in STAR were 500 others.

Welcoming them into the party, Kitingan said it is a clear sign that STAR’s struggle for the reinstatement of state rights and autonomy had struck a chord with Sabahans regardless of racial and religious backgrounds.

“STAR is shining here in Sabah, it will shine in Sarawak and eventually in Malaysia, fighting for our rightful position in the Federation,” he said at the launching which was attended by STAR secretary-general, Donny Ruing anak Limpau, and its Sabah secretary, Guandee Kohoi.

Luke Rintod

22 ulasan:

  1. Since USNO was defeated by former USNO Secretary-General Harris Salleh's Berjaya, USNO has never been able to form a government after that. USNO then went on the cooperate with Berjaya to form the UMNO government in Sabah till this day. That his how Tun Mustapha Harun was able to become the President again in UMNO.

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  2. After USNO was defeated, they have participated in the 1981, 1985, 1986, and 1990 elections but they did not gain enough votes to form the government. If USNO participate in the 2012/13 election, will they be able to win enough to take over again.

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    1. Hingga sekarang RoS masih belum meluluskan penubuhan semula USNO sebagai parti politik mahupun sebagai NGO.

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  3. JK via Star just split rakyat support to other opposition

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    1. JK ni memang sukar diramal tindakannya..mungkin juga dia tidak akan bersatu dengan pembangkang yang lain.

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    2. Setakat ni STAR masih belum adakan mana2 kerjasama dengan parti2 yang lain.

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  4. belum ada persepakatan mengenai formula 1 VS 1...

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    1. setkat ini pembangkang masih gagal mencapai kesepakatan sesama mereka.

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    2. persefahaman baru antara SAPP dan PKR, namun ia masih tidak mencukupi.

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  5. undi pembangkang di sabah akan pecah...

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  6. dengar2 ahli UMNO di sabah adalah yang teramai sekali di sabah...adakah USNO/Star/UBA yakin dapat sokongan yang lebih banyak?

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  7. mungkin akan ada pertandingan 3 atau 4 penjuru...BN sabah akan menang.

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    1. dengan jumlah pembangkang yang banyak di Sabah, persaingan tiga penjuru mungkin akan berlaku nanti.

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  8. apa2 pun, rakyat yang menentukannya..kita tunggu dan lihat..

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    1. ya..rakyat yang menjadi penentu segalanya pada PRU.

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  9. di Sabah BN dilihat masih kuat dan mendapat sokongan rakyat.

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  10. Sebenarnya selagi USNO dn BERJAYA ujud disabah UMNO tidak akan bertapak di sabah dan sekarang BN masih terkuat di sabah walaupun mungkin berlaku penurunan majoriti undi dlm PRU 13 nanti.Biasa lah mana2 parti yg baru seperti PKR di sabah tetapi tak akan menang apa lagi memerintah!?? BN tetap pilihan akhirnya.Sorry lah kawan2 yang menyokong pembangkang jangan terlalu lantang memburuk-burukkan BN dan pemimpin BN

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  11. Boss JK dulu anda penyokong kuat PBS dn tiba2 boss quit dri PBS masuk PKR dan sekarang STAR pula kenapa lah dengan boss ni.Boss seolah-olah mcm tiada pendirian dlm parti.Mudah-mudahan boss balik kepangkal jalan iaitu pengkuan BN.

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  12. USNO sayangnya parti politik yang telah lama dibubarkan. Untuk mendaftar kembali perlu ada kelulusan dari pihak berkuasa. Maka USNO terpaksalah ikut-ikut STAR bertanding saja.

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  13. baik USNO bersatu saja la di bawah STAR.. tidak perlulah tubuhkan semula USNO yang telah lama dibubarkan oleh pemimpin sendiri..

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  14. Sorry to say..macammanapun sia rindu pada PBS yang dulu...

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  15. PBS dulu dan kini masih sama.. sebab ketuanya masih sama..

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