Sumber: Sabakkini.net
I WOULD like to present my arguments, in this open letter to PKR's de facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, for the rationales in choosing Hj Ansari Abdullah to contest for the P170 Tuaran parliamentary constituency.
Dear Datuk Seri,
I
would like to seriously appeal for your kind and serious consideration
for Hj Ansari's and his group for candidacy in their respective areas as
you had promised.
Such
a serious consideration is justified knowing you had also given serious
consideration to your own constituents in Permatang Pauh who had
appealed for you to recontest in that constituency and not move to
Perak.
The
case for the seven proposed candidates is also based on grassroot
demand and support, not different from the demand and support from the
Permatang Pauh supporters. There cannot be two different criteria or
sets of decisions if we wish to show our fairness and sense of justice.
We
also must avoid the possibility of being accused of having a different
considerations for Peninsula cases compared to what is done for PKR
Sabah.
I
believe if the seven candidates are rejected, the serious moral damage
will happen in Sabah PKR, and evidenced by the many uproar and great
disappoint now happening on the ground.
We
also need to speed up the announcement of the Sabah candidates because
the nomination is only a few days away. We need to make the urgent
preparations, especially the printing of election posters. Anymore delay
will cause a lot of confusion and the hectic scramble and rush prior to
the nomination day will be very costly to us.
To
all of us Hj Ansari holds a record of being a party loyalist who has
proven to be very hard working in strengthening the party support, especially in P170 Tuaran.
Using
his own resources of time, energy and money, he had traversed the area
way even into the most remote kampungs, including those not accessable
by road, promoting the party struggle and ideology.
He
had garnered a lot of new support and attracted the entry of credible
new leaders from BN parties. He knows the constituency like the back of
his hands, having served it for many, many years.
He
had even implemented the party's free medical service program for the
remote villages in P170 Tuaran (covering Kiulu, Tamparuli and Sulaman),
under which free medicines and medical checks by qualified doctors are
given - all with his own money.
Villagers
even enjoyed high quality medicines which are not found in hospitals
and pharmacies in Sabah! Having performed well and endeared himself to
the electorates, we salute him for his sincerity and sacrifices, and he
is without any reservation, our division's choice as PKR's most winnable
candidate in Tuaran, with no competition.
In
comparison, I regret to point out that Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred has
been tested as a member of parliament and has a lot of critics on
matters of performance and track records, not to forget the issue of
frogging.
Hj Ansari will
not have this problem, and our campaign will not be wasted on
explaining and defending people's criticism and anger for unfulfilled
development promised.
It
is also undeniable that his electoral performance has improved,
increasing his votes in P170 Tuaran from 8,855 in 2004 to 11,023 in
2008. In 2004 his number of votes was the highest among the PKR
candidates in Sabah, and in 2008 his vote count was the second highest
after PKR Kota Belud's votes.
I
can give a lot of other reasons why Ansari is a much better choice than
Datuk Wilfred, but most importantly, it must be noted that Datuk
Wilfred won the area in 2008 because of votes from BN members and
supporters from PBS, Upko and Umno.
Now
that he had jumped to the opposition he will no longer get these votes,
and he will have to depend on the support of only the APS and PKR
members in Tuaran.
But
now that the PKR Tuaran division is a mood to revolt and is threatening
to boycott him should he be made the candidate, his line of support
will be very, very thin indeed, and this will definitely give a lot of
advantages to the BN candidate. PKR is in real danger of losing P170
Tuaran if it decides to drop Hj. Ansari from the candidates list.
Also,
PKR being a party fighting for justice and fairness, must remember that
the party Constitution provides that a party candidate must first be a
party member. How do we then justify our principle if we choose a
non-member like Datuk Wilfred to be a party candidate? It will set a
dangerous precedence with no justification and will mar the party's
image and integrity.
Best Regards,
RICHARD LIBUN ADOU
PKR Tuaran division member
Former Vice President, Kadazandusun Cultrual Association (KDCA)
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