KOTA KINABALU: Kuamut assemblyman Masiung Banah should not allow himself to be used by other political parties to belittle his own party leaders, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee.
He said United Pasok Momogun Kadazan Dusun Murut Organisation (Upko) had recently been rocking the Barisan Nasional (BN) boat by making noises and calling for the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to resolve the long standing illegal immigrants issue in Sabah.
"The Kuamut YB (Yang Berhormat) should be careful in not being used by Umno to belittle his party leaders (Upko president) Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and (deputy president) Datuk Wilfred Bumburing," said Yong in a statement yesterday when commenting on Masiung’s criticism of him (Yong) during the state assembly sitting on Monday.
Masiung had when debating the government policy speech questioned Yong's role over the approval of some 30,000 hectares of land to two grant companies, Corak Nakhoda and Asiatic, in Kuamut during his terure as the chief minister.
Seeking detailed information on the matter from the state government, Masiung stressed that the opposition are playing up the issue in an attempt to appear as heroes in championing the people's rights and welfare.
"On the companies approved in Kuamut, a major shareholder was the Kadazandusun Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) led by Upko leaders, one or more of whom are directors of the company. These are the leaders who should speak up, not the current Kuamut newbie YB," explained Yong.
