Sabtu, September 15, 2012

SABAH BN SET TO AXE OLD HANDS?

Sabah BN set to axe old hands?

A long list of new and younger faces are expected to be fielded in the coming general election, reveal sources.

KOTA KINABALU September 14, 2012: Dozens of Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) elected representatives are expected to be replaced by younger new faces in the coming general election.

According to sources, among those facing the axe are some 20 state assemblymen and a dozen more members of parliament mostly from Umno.

Insiders in the government and BN claimed that one deputy chief minister is set to be replaced while another deputy chief minister is set to relinquish one of his his two legislative posts.

“Almost all of them will be replaced by young leaders from the Youth wing, with only one or two exceptions to make way for a comeback of certain pivotal figures in Sabah’s politics,” said a source.

He said, however, that what is being announced by the party as an official wish-list now can be totally different as elections loom and “confirmed” candidates could become vulnerable.

“Certain political parties in Sabah BN, after learning that dropped popular figures may stab the new candidates, have deliberately written the names of incumbents as their party preference, but we know the mind of these leaders and their preferences can change just like that,” he said.

Asked if one of the parties he meant was PBS, he said: “Does PBS sound afraid to name or expose its new faces even in obvious areas that need fresh faces, choosing instead to keep incumbents as frontrunners?”

Sabah currently has 60 state representative and 25 MPs and Labuan has a single MP. The island’s current MP Yusof Mahal has been declared a bankrupt and is expected to be dropped.

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n18-tile Among the assembly representative speculated to be facing the exit are Umno’s Yahya Hussin (Petagas), Abdul Rahim Ismail (Pantai Manis), Karim Bujang (Bongawan), Hajiji Noor (Sulaman), Musbah Jamli (Tempasuk), Japlin Akim (Usukan), Syed Abbas Syed Ali (Balung), Saddi Abdul Rahman (Sukau) and Sairin Karno (Liawan).

n29-tile PBS assemblymen that have been rumoured to be on the list to be replaced are Dr Joachim Gunsalam (Kundasang), Sarapin Magana (Matunggung) and Herbert Timbon Lagadan (Kadamaian).

n26-tile Upko’s assemblyman for Kuala Penyu John Teo Mau Sang is the single most frequently mentioned name from the party to be replaced, while PBRS, which has only one MP and one assemblyman, will most likely maintain the status quo.

Arthur Joseph Kurup Otherwise, a son of the PBRS president, Joseph Kurup, may be the party’s “fresh” face in the election, said the sources.

Little is heard from the LDP or even MCA which has only one state seat, Kepayan, but which has been quite a controversial topic as even MCA’s Penampang leadership, under which Kepayan comes, wanted a local as candidate for this time.

Umno reps to be dropped

P191-KALABAKAN1-tile Meanwhile, according to these insiders, MPs who will likely be dropped by Umno included Ghapur Salleh (Kalabakan), Bung Mokhtar Raden (Kinabatangan), Salleh Kalbi (Silam), Sapawi Ahmad (Sipitang) and Abdul Rahman Dahalan (Kota Belud).

P169-KOTABELUD image Abdul Rahman, who is also Sabah BN secretary, however may be given a chance to stand in Tuaran or be put as a candidate for a state seat in the district. Semporna MP, Shafie Apdal, may also stand for a state seat instead to position himself for change within Sabah Umno.

image The same can be said for Kimanis MP, Anifah Aman, a younger brother of the current Chief Minister, Musa Aman, who may be considered for a state seat for strategic reasons.

Haji Yamani Hafez Datuk Seri Musa h Musa’s son, Yamani Yazed, now Sipitang Umno Youth leader, has emerged in the political arena making several statements of late fuelling speculations that he could be set up for a parliamentary seat.

n32-tile Umno’s main ally in Sabah, PBS, on the surface is expected to retain its incumbent MPs with the exception of its own president, Joseph Pairin Kitingan, whom sources claimed has considered letting go his Keningau MP post to focus on being the Tambunan assemblyman.

Currently PBS has only three MPs, a stark contrast to 14 it had before Umno strengthened its hold of power in the state. PBS may get an additional seat this time or get to swap a seat or two with either Umno or Upko in the coming election.

image Sepanggar and Tuaran seats are the possibilities with Sepanggar now by-default an opposition seat after incumbent BN-SAPP Eric Majimbun left BN in 2008.

image Tuaran, won by former Upko deputy president Wilfred Bumburing, is now wih Pakatan Rakyat by virtue of Bumburing’s affiliation with it. Upko is now unsure it will be granted the seat to contest as its very own number two has handed it to the opposition.

Among the reasons Bumburing quit the party is that he will need to give way for the return of his predecessor, Madius Tangau, who withdrew to let Bumburing get Tuaran in the 2008 election.

A senior Umno leader, who requested anonymity, said the names of Umno Youth leaders are already on the list of candidates as replacements for the incumbents.

“Some of them are quite popular already. Those young candidates are mostly lawyers but there are also engineers and businessmen. They have been working on the ground in their areas for years and they are very capable people,” he said.

However, he said, intense lobbying by the incumbents can be expected especially in Umno areas where political-privilege is the rule.

Calvin Kabaron

27 ulasan:

  1. Kalau yang rasa2 tidak terpilih tu janganlah pula lompat parti. terima dengan hati terbuka.

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    1. Bagi peluang sama orang lain lah kan. hehe

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    2. Pasti ada sebab pihak yang tidak dilantik, baiki lagi prestasi, peluang adalah sama untuk semua pihak.

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  2. baguslah muka2 baru di kalangan pemimpin muda yang akan jadi pengganti. mungkin ada juga rakyat yang sudah bosan dengan pemimpin lama apa lagi kalau tidak amanah dan bertanggungjawab terhadap tugas mereka.

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  3. Nampaknya PRU ni makin hampir. calon2 pun sudah dipilih.

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  4. GE is around the corner no wonder this is happening.

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    1. Lepas GE pun pasti isu ini akan berterusan juga. Jadi maknanya ini memang lumrah politik.

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  5. I suppose they are truly capable as stated above.

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  6. High performance is expected of them all.

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  7. What are those selected as leaders?

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  8. I hope the young leaders would be competent as expected.

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  9. Bahang PRU kian terasa dan makin banyak pula spekulasi yang timbul.

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  10. Yang penting bagi saya rakyat sudah bersedia utk mengundi calon yang terbaik.

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  11. Siapapun yang mennag asalkan diundi rakyat pasti itulah pemimpin yang terbaiik buat Sabah.

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  12. Pastikan calon yang benar berkeupayaan akan dilantik untuk bertanding.

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  13. Serahkan kerja mengundi untuk rakyat.

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  14. Pasti satu saingan yang amat giat antara BN dan pembangkang.

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  15. Perosak parti harus dilucut dari senarai.

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  16. orang lama atau orang baru, semua ok.. asalkan mereka dapat memberikan komitmen 100% terhadap tanggungjawab mereka.. ada orang lama yang bagus dan perlu dikekalkan, dan ada juga orang baru yang tidak bagus..

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  17. apapun keputusan yang dibuat, pastikan keputusan itu adalah hasil dari penilaian yang adil, teliti dan bukan atas dasar pilih kasih..

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  18. yang tua sikit tidak apa yang penting kepimpinan bagus.yang mudapun kalau sifat kepimpinan tidak bagus tiada guna.Walaumacam manapun saya setuju lah pemimpin yang lama2 yang tiaga gred tu ganti lah dengan pemimpin yang berwibawa kerana bagi saya sifat kepimpinan,kebolehan,ketrampilan,kesesuaian, akademi dll mesti ada pada seorang pemimpin

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  19. Bajet 2013: Sabah tidak dipinggirkan

    ""kerajaan akan memperuntukkan sebanyak 386 juta ringgit bagi memastikan harga barangan keperluan di Sabah dan Sarawak serta Labuan dijual pada harga yang lebih rendah dan lebih seragam dengan membuka sebanyak 57 buah KR1M dan menanggung kos penghantaran produk dari Semenanjung Malaysia ke Sabah, Sarawak serta Labuan termasuk penghantaran ke kawasan pedalaman. Sebagai contoh di Ba’kalalan, Sarawak, harga gas memasak 14 kg setong dijual pada harga RM70. Dengan program penyeragaman harga, gas memasak tersebut boleh dibeli hanya dengan RM26.60 setong.""

    Bajet 2013: Sabah tidak dipinggirkan

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  20. Sabah Umno will leave it to the discretion of party leadership to decide on the candidates for the 13th general election, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. Sabah Umno has submitted its list of candidates for the coming 13th general election to the Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership, its liaison chief Datuk Seri Musa Aman said.

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  21. “We’ve submitted the names; it will be up to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who is Barisan Nasional chairman to decide,” Musa, who is Sabah Umno liaison chief, told reporters after chairing a good governance meeting here.However, Musa declined to reveal if there were ‘new faces’ on the list, saying, “I cannot tell you now.”

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  22. Meanwhile, Musa called on all agencies in the state to discard any tendency to procrastinate so as not to jeopardise the state’s excellent financial management as highlighted in the 2010 Auditor-General’s Report.Musa was speaking at a press conference after chairing the State Government Integrity in Governance Committee meeting at Wisma Innoprise.

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  23. Musa also called on state departments and agencies to strive to maintain the state’s achievements.He said despite the favourable audit report, several agencies, particularly those issued with reprimands, need to overcome their weaknesses.

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  24. In the 12th general election in 2008, Sabah BN won 59 of the 60 state constituencies and 24 of the 25 parliamentary seats. PBS won 12 of the 13 seats it contested while Sabah Umno won all 32 states seats it vied for.

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