Parti Bersatu Sabah deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said Dr Mahathir is well respected for his contributions to the nation but that the former premier should look at himself in the mirror before demanding for Najib to quit.
“Maybe Mahathir has forgotten …when he was prime minister people had asked him to step down many times but he refused,” Dr Maximus said when closing PBS Mukim Ulu Bengkoka annual general meeting in Kota Marudu on Monday.
He said PBS was among those which had asked for Dr Mahathir to step down as premier 20 years ago because the party had blamed him for allowing illegal immigrants to obtain citizenship in Sabah.
“He ignored our calls then. Today he admits that there is such a thing as Project IC and that there is nothing wrong in giving citizenship to immigrants simply for being in Sabah for a long time and for having relatives here.
“By his admission, Project IC existed to provide citizenship to these people, ignoring the rules and laws on citizenship and eligibility,” said Dr Maximus.
PBS has always maintained that such an act amounted to treason, he added.
“We are disappointed by such statements but it proves that PBS’ claim against Mahathir was true all along,” he added.
Only after 22 years then only de decided to step down.
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3 comments:
If BN fall this guy most probably joining PR.
He joined Berjaya than PBS. Appointed as Minister in 1983 so in 2015 is already 32 years. When he will resign?
The more they talk, we hate BN more and more.
James Ongkili atau asalnya Ong Kee Lee adalah asal dari pendatang cina yg telah berkahwin dgn org tempatan Kadazan jadi Sino Kadazan taraf bumiputra Sabah.
Yg dia nak dengki dan iri hati dgn bajau dan Suluk tu pasal apa? Mereka ini berasal dari selatan Filipina merupakan sebahagian kepulauan Melayu yg merangkumi Borneo. Mereka mengamalkan budaya dan bahasa tempatan. Mereka lebih layak drp orgx saperti Ong Kee Lee utk jadi rakyat Sabah.
BN leaders should engage Tun not attacking him for sounding his concerns for UMNO/BN. The statesman is an asset for UMNO/BN.
Now in this situation, the least UMNO could do is to ensure that there will be no postponement to UMNO election due next year. And from Najib's own words, he should welcome any challenger to his leadership with open arms.
It's not difficult to have some sort of compromise with Tun I'm sure of that.
UMNO must remember that most of the fence sitters sided with Tun and the moment he says he no longer support UMNO then you will have more problem. And from then on his prediction that UMNO/BN will lose come next GE will be more certain.
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