We are in no hurry to seek partners – Bung

WHILE dismissing allegations that Umno Sabah is facing a friction, its liasion chief Bung Moktar Radin said they are in no rush to find political partners for the next state election that could be called anytime before September 2025.

He said the party was focussing on strengthening itself from the grassroots up and would conduct statewide tours from February.

“Our priority is to strengthen the party first. Through this series of tours, we will monitor and see for ourselves the party’s strength in terms of preparations, as well as explain current issues to our members,” he said in Kota Kinabalu, yesterday.

Bung was asked to comment on talk that Sabah Umno and Parti Warisan among others were looking at electoral cooperation in the upcoming polls.

He said Sabah Umno welcomed cooperation but it must be based on the principle of respecting each other’s principles and benefitting not just the parties but the state’s people as a whole.

 

 

Kami tak tergesa-gesa pilih rakan – Bung

UMNO Sabah lebih mengutamakan langkah untuk memperkukuhkan parti di semua peringkat sebelum memikirkan soal kerjasama membentuk gabungan dengan parti lain bagi menghadapi Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) akan datang.

Pengerusi Perhubungan UMNO Negeri Sabah Datuk Seri Panglima Bung Moktar Radin berkata, antara langkah yang diambil parti adalah dengan mengadakan siri jelajah UMNO Sabah ke seluruh bahagian bermula awal Febuari ini.

Sambil menafikan laporan bahawa Umno Sabah sedang dilanda krisis, Bung berkata soal kekuatan parti terus jadi keutamaan dan siri jelajah berkenaan akan memantau dan melihat sendiri kekuatan dan persediaan parti.

Menurutnya, siri jelajah itu juga akan menjelaskan isu-isu semasa kepada semua ahli di peringkat akar umbi.

Beliau yang juga Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Sabah berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas isu kerjasama bersama gabungan parti lain bagi menghadapi PRN akan datang selain dikaitkan dengan isu pergolakan UMNO Sabah, di Kota Kinabalu, semalam.