KOTA KINABALU: A veteran political activist has taken Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to task for keep on harping on her party's stand that there should be only a one-to-one fight with the ruling Barisan Nasional in Sabah in the coming general election.
Fredoline Edwin Lojinki, who served in the now-defunct UNKO in the 1960s, said that PKR was too preoccupied with this one-to-one fight for its own selfishness of only wanting to enhance its chance to be in Putrajaya, and for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be the Prime Minister.
"They do not know that by insisting on this formulae, they are usurping the rights of political parties and individuals in Sabah and Sarawak to contest in an election which should be respected by PKR and all," he said in a statement Yesterday.
Fredolone added the call for one-to-one fight with BN of course would enhance the possibility of BN losing since it has been in power for a very long 50 year time and given its current deteriorating clout among voters.
But PKR should also learn to approach this issue by way of respecting the views of sabah and Sarawak and the two states' inherent special autonomy rights within Malaysia.
PKR has tested it in Sarawak where they failed miserably by winning only in three seats out of as much as 50 they contested in the recently-concluded state election. Even the trio won because of their own personal strength rather than PKR clout, if any, in the state.
Actually, he said. PKR can help achieve the one-to-one fight with BN by containing itself to the 11 states in the Peninsular, and help the state based parties in East Malaysia as their allies.
"Aren't 11 states enough for PKR and Wan Azizah and Anwar. Your arrogant approach by merely 'offering' only three out of 71 seats to SNAP in the sarawak recently speaks volume of your similarity with the people's so-called common enemy, the arrogant Umno.
"If PKR is sincere, PKR and its allies DAP and PAS should stay away from Sabah and Sarawak and let our people have the peace of mind to elect from among our state-based parties who should represent us in Parliament and State Assembly.
"We can always be your partner at the Federal level. Why must a Peninsular party be always wanting to be controlling East Malaysia? This isn't the prayer of our forefathers when they agreed to form Malaysia with Malaya and Singapore back in 1963.
"In Sabah, we already see PKR-DAP-PAS' ill intention to field candidates in all the 60 state constituencies and all 25 parliamentary seats. Most likely PKR will 'offer' SAPP one or two seats as enticement to partner with them," he said.
Fredoline added it is like SAPP going for all seats in Peninsular states and trying to offer PKR to contest in only two to three places.
"Is this acceptable to PKR? I think they would brush this aside as nonsense and illogical. But what about you doing this to Sabah and Sarawak parties and leaders.
"If you can hegemonise us now while you are still not a Federal Government, what more if you already occupy Putrajaya? You cannot be more arrogant than Umno, can you Wan Azizah?
"But having said that, since it is now a two party system, a sitting government will surely lose power if they don't listen to the people and offer them what they wanted.”
Source: The Borneo Post
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