By Dominic Legeh

(FMT) KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) sees deputy Chief Minister Peter Pang’s quitting from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and his offer to resign from his state cabinet posts as a symptom of the malaise in Barisan Nasional (BN) today.

SAPP president Yong Teck Lee said Pang’s resignation from LDP and his offer to step down from his state cabinet posts  is a sign of further aggravation of internal conflict in the BN.

“To put things in prospective, Pang’s resignation is the basic cause of the political problem facing BN.

"It is only a symptom that we see today. But this symptom today has now become very public and will further aggravate the internal conflict in BN,” he said.

“So today’s timing is good (for us). We have 'Pilihanku SAPP' (my choice is SAPP),” he told reporters after officiating the launch of the 'Pilihanku SAPP' booklet authored by Emin Madi yesterday.

Asked whether he was saying it as an offer to Pang, he said: “No, no, no. Looking at the situation since noon today, many things have been revealed.

“The fact that the Prime Minister said Pang had told him that he was joining Gerakan means this is not a spontaneous and instantaneous thing that happened in the last one or two days.

“There would have been a process of discussion leading to today’s announcement…but personally I'm not surprised by the announcement because you have Chin Su Phin and others who have declared they will not cooperate with the Chief Minister.

“And then you have the president (VK Liew) who is neither here nor there and now you have Pang who decides to leave LDP, meaning he will side with the Chief Minister and not with his own party,” Yong said.

He further added that the situation was not only about Pang’s resignation because there were so many other things happening within BN.

Downfall of BN government

He said Pang’s resignation could also be read in the context of Salleh Said, the Sabah Umno deputy chairman’s disclosure of a plot by LDP and others to topple Chief Minister Musa Aman.

“(So) this goes back to my earlier point, which is further aggravation of the internal conflict in BN that will help to expedite the downfall of BN government.

“Since Sabah is considered as a BN ‘fixed deposit’ in Malaysia. When they lose the ‘fixed deposit’ even at the Federal level, they also will lose,” he said.

Read more at: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/sabah-and-sarawak/9863-pangs-resignation-will-aggravate-conflict-within-bn

Comments (17)

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written by Surand85, September 03, 2010 14:27:58

YTL you a not the LDP party member and don't to interrupt and interfere this problem. YTL only want to make the attention from people. So the important here, Govt will solve this problem them self. YTL you solve you problem first. not to interrupt other party problem.

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written by Devoe, September 03, 2010 14:26:27

Time will make it past.

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written by Surand85, September 03, 2010 14:21:21

Support the BN, same with what the Datuk Peter Pang do. He quit from he party because he not agree with the Deputy LDP statement. So do for the right person. so, we will support you Datuk Peter Pang.

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written by Andykhai, September 03, 2010 14:03:50

yong try to get attention from people....but SAPP do nothing for Sabahan...

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written by bulletpain, September 03, 2010 14:01:12

YTL, LDP issue not your problem, don't interfere. focus to your party.

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written by lysa, September 03, 2010 13:58:01

Let him be, he just trying to escape from the SAS case.... but slim change, people still asking for him to make clear statement about it.......

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written by LimD, September 03, 2010 11:57:21

Yong should just focus on his own party or better yet give the public an explanation about the SAS .

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written by LimD, September 03, 2010 11:55:51

OMG, why is this retard Yong is being such a busy body!!! He's much worser than any aunty i know in pasar....

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written by popuri, September 03, 2010 11:47:28

As usual, SAPP will never lose a chance to butt in.

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written by Malay Ultraman, September 03, 2010 08:59:35

LDP, SUPP, SUCK, PBS.. or whatever I dont give a damn.

Kick out BN from Sabah/Serawak.. that's the bottom line

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written by archie, September 02, 2010 21:43:18

Another Raymond Tan, trying to keep his post when his party falls out with the CM.

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written by Gerald, September 02, 2010 17:38:02

What can the Sabahans say?? Musa is the mother-of-all-corrupts; and Najib is mother-of-all-magicians in making Mongolian lady disappeared into thin air....Allah will punish these two idiots and Allah will curse their generations with cancers and family problems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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written by sang kancil, September 02, 2010 17:16:55

PP must have a very long brown tongue.

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written by batsman, September 02, 2010 16:26:51

Not really a problem. Just ask BBC to Hardtalk Pang.

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written by myexpat68, September 02, 2010 14:31:55

Well, well, well, I have been told that this fellow Pang have got a lot of air between his ears and so in this case, no great loss to LDP!
Gerakan, you would be very welcome to have him!
Now who to get the DCM?? A competition to see who licks better? Tan? or Pang?
Welcome to Musang's idols! A new reality TV show in Sabah!

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written by Pegasus, September 02, 2010 13:41:03

London bridge is falling down! There goes another rusty bridge falling apart after years of distrust, manipulation, back stab politics !

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written by bambooman, September 02, 2010 13:01:11

my fellow friends in Sabah,
now is the TIME........please HELP to DESTROY the UMNO gomen in Sabah ! ! ! ! !
just DO anything to mess up their conflict and let them DIE ! ! !......better still before the coming election ! ! ! !
Please DO it for a better tomorrow for all in malaysia ! ! ! !

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