Posted on January 7, 2012, Saturday
KUCHING: The crisis in the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) took another turn today when the remaining four leaders of the so-called SPDP 5 announced that they were quitting the party effective tomorrow. Datuk Peter Nansian, who is the assemblyman for Tasik Biru, Rosey Yunus (Bekenu), Paulus Palu Gumbang (Batu Danau) and Mas Gading Member of Parliament Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe who have been at loggerheads with SPDP president Tan Sri William Mawan, announced their decision in a joint statement today.
The statement said the sacking of former party secretary-general, Datuk Sylvester Entri last November was one of the reasons that prompted them to leave. “We have to steadfastly maintain our principle as we have declared earlier that if they touch any of us, they touch all of us. “The decision is also to prove that we are not troublemakers in the party and are not challenging the leadership. “But since there appears to be no prospect for reconciliation, it is pointless for us to remain in the party,” they said, adding that hostile moves were made against them by the party despite being advised by the Barisan Nasional top leadership to cool things down.
The four have also taken the stand that they want to concentrate on serving the people to their best ability through Barisan Nasional, rather than to fight for lofty posts or perks and causing protracted quarrel in the party. With the decision, they also plan to form Sarawak Barisan Nasional Club in their respective constituency as a vehicle and an interim measure to continue serving the people. “We do not want to be a party to destabilise Barisan Nasional in anyway because we need a strong and stable government to bring development and progress,” they further said in the statement. – Bernama
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