SUPP has decided to field its youth chief for Stampin constituency in the coming parliamentary elections.
KUCHING: Sarawak United Peoples Party’s (SUPP) top leadership has finally put an end to weeks of speculations and accusations over its indecisiveness in regards to naming a candidate for the Stampin constituency.
Party president Peter Chin has announced that SUPP Youth secretary-general Wilfred Yap was the chosen candidate to contest in Stampin.
The party had earlier submitted two names for the constituency, namely its Kota Sentosa branch secretary Lo Khere Chiang (who is chairman of Padawan Municipal Council), and Yap, a lawyer.
Its decision to submit the two names was heavily criticised by party members who saw it as reflective of Chin’s indecisive leadership.
Yap will replace the five-term MP Yong Khoon Seng who has decided to step down.
In announcing Yap’s candidacy, Chin said: “That is our decision with regard to Stampin. Nobody can now doubt that we cannot make a decision.
“We will submit Yap’s name to the state Barisan Nasional headquarters and the federal Barisan Nasional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.”
He said that the party’s central working committee was unanimous in agreeing to Yap as the candidate for the Stampin seat.
“I want to mention this specifically that this discussion has been very cordial on who among the two loyal party members will be the candidate.
“We are unanimous in our decision that Yap will take up this task of representing the party for the Stampin seat because we feel that it is not fair for the two of them hanging like this after we made this decision last time.
“We have agreed to make this decision even though one of them has to step aside and make way for the other. This is in the spirit for the party.
“It is indeed important that our comrades, not only the top leadership, but also the middle rung and the ground leadership, will be united,” said Chin, who is the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water.
Best foot forward
He said SUPP will face the next parliamentary election as a united front.
“When we go for the election we will be a united group to vie for these two seats, Bandar Kuching and Stampin.
“We have also decided the five branches in Kuching namely Batu Kawah, Kota Sentosa, Batu Lintang Padungan and Pending will together form an election committee to coordinate these two constituencies.
“I am being asked to head this committee with SUPP secretary general Dr Sim Kui Hian and Yong Khoon Seng as deputies.
“This is to show how serious we are to capture Bandar Kuching and to retain Stampin.
“Our two candidates are young and new, and we have full confidence that because of their younger age and their enthusiasm, we will be able to capture Bandar Kuching and retain Stampin,” he added.
Bandar Kuching is now in the hand of DAP.
With Yap named as the Stampin candidate, SUPP’s other candidates are Richard Riot for Serian, Tan Kai (Bandar Kuching), Ding Kuong Hiing (Sarikei), Tiong Thai King (Lanang), Vincent Lau (Sibu) and Sebastian Ting (Miri).
sumber: FMT
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