Meaningless to return to BN: Jeffrey

Published on: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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Kota Belud: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Vice President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan  (Picture) said it would be meaningless for him to return to the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He claimed the BN had strayed from its original struggle, as its leaders are no longer protecting the rights of the people, especially in Sabah.

"Among them is the 20-Point Agreement, which the leaders from Sabah all this while have never raised, apart from demanding for higher position and projects for their own interest," he claimed.Speaking to reporters after launching seven branches of PKR for the Tempasuk polling area at Kampung Wokok, Tempasuk near here, recently, Jeffrey also claimed that he had been approached by several Umno leaders who told him they want a change and offered themselves to struggle for these changes.

He said change in this context included convincing the people that Malaysia is not celebrating its 52nd anniversary because Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and Malaya formed Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963, which is only 46 years ago.He said Sept 16 is only celebrated as the official Head of State's Birthday and that the Government should correct the matter instead of continuing to deny it.

"Recently, I was invited by the Selangor Government to attend the Malaysia Day celebration representing Sabah and to deliver a speech. I found no states in Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak, are officially celebrating September 16 as Malaysia Day," he said.

Daily Express 30 Oct.

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Pairin nafi pelawa adiknya kembali semua ke PBS : 5th October, 2009

KOTA KINABALU: Presiden Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan (gambar) menafikan bahawa beliau akan mempelawa adiknya Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, naib presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), supaya kembali semula ke PBS.“Dia kini bersama parti politik lain dan bukan dengan Barisan Nasional (BN). Adalah jelas di mana dia mahu berada.“Oleh itu, saya fikir tidak ada sesiapa boleh memujuk sesiapa pun untuk menyertai mana-mana parti yang mereka tidak mahu sertai,” katanya kepada pemberita pada majlis rumah terbuka Aidilfitri PBS di sini kelmarin.

“Jadi, bagi kami, ini tidak lagi menjadi isu spekulasi kerana kami semua tahu di mana dia (Jeffrey) berada sekarang dan di mana dia mahu berada,” katanya ketika ditanya pendirian PBS dalam hal itu. Pairin, yang juga Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah, berkata jika Jeffrey ingin kembali semula ke PBS, dia perlu mengemukakan permohonan dan perlu melalui saringan sama seperti semua pemohon baru.