KUCHING: Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) is confident that the dispute over its takeover of Sabah People’s Front Party (SPFP) party’s registration will be ironed out in the next few days.
The Borneo Post reported several office bearers of SPFP claiming that all documents pertaining to the change of party’s name and change of address from Sabah to Sarawak were forged, in the newspaper’s front page yesterday.
The latest twist in SWP’s foray into the state’s politics was viewed by Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) as a challenge to the legality of the new party.
SWP had thrown the gauntlet to PRS in the coming election by declaring that it would contest in all the six parliamentary seats held by the Barisan Nasional (BN) component party despite declaring that it is friendly towards the ruling coalition.
When contacted for his comments yesterday, SWP president Larry Sng sounded calm and appeared to be unfazed by the latest development.
He dismissed the matter as a ‘non-issue’ , saying there should not be any doubt over his party’s legality because the Registrar of Societies (ROS) did not object to its registration.
He also strongly believed that the issue would not impede SWP’s maiden foray in the parliamentary election.
“As far as we are concerned, all our documentations are in order and in compliance with the rules and regulations of ROS,” said Sng, who was campaigning in Lubok Antu and Selangau .
However, PRS information chief Wilson Nyabong said the news of the police report put a big dent on SWP’s reputation and a big question over the credibility of its leaders.
He went on to say that SWP supporters should realise that SWP was nothing more but a platform used by some people for their own agenda.
“Their supporters especially the Dayaks should take note of this matter seriously. I really pity those people who have ‘jumped into the boat’ when SWP was formed,” he said. He added the latest development also showed that SWP is a troubled party although its leaders had earlier dropped names and claimed to have the support of BN and even the Chief Minister.
The Borneo Post reported several office bearers of SPFP claiming that all documents pertaining to the change of party’s name and change of address from Sabah to Sarawak were forged, in the newspaper’s front page yesterday.
The latest twist in SWP’s foray into the state’s politics was viewed by Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) as a challenge to the legality of the new party.
SWP had thrown the gauntlet to PRS in the coming election by declaring that it would contest in all the six parliamentary seats held by the Barisan Nasional (BN) component party despite declaring that it is friendly towards the ruling coalition.
When contacted for his comments yesterday, SWP president Larry Sng sounded calm and appeared to be unfazed by the latest development.
He dismissed the matter as a ‘non-issue’ , saying there should not be any doubt over his party’s legality because the Registrar of Societies (ROS) did not object to its registration.
He also strongly believed that the issue would not impede SWP’s maiden foray in the parliamentary election.
“As far as we are concerned, all our documentations are in order and in compliance with the rules and regulations of ROS,” said Sng, who was campaigning in Lubok Antu and Selangau .
However, PRS information chief Wilson Nyabong said the news of the police report put a big dent on SWP’s reputation and a big question over the credibility of its leaders.
He went on to say that SWP supporters should realise that SWP was nothing more but a platform used by some people for their own agenda.
“Their supporters especially the Dayaks should take note of this matter seriously. I really pity those people who have ‘jumped into the boat’ when SWP was formed,” he said. He added the latest development also showed that SWP is a troubled party although its leaders had earlier dropped names and claimed to have the support of BN and even the Chief Minister.
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