PCS lauds suggestion to unite KDMs under one banner

Kota Kinabalu: Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) President Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing welcomed the suggestion by Parti Anak Negeri Sabah (PAN) President Datuk Henrynus Amin to unite the Kadazandusun Murut (KDM) community under one banner.He said PCS is always supportive of the idea for total KDM unity especially when other parties have already allocated the 60 state seats among themselves on a 60/40 basis without PCS or other genuine opposition party that represents the KDM community.

"Total KDM unity is paramount in our struggle in view of the current political demographic landscape in Sabah that was created to suite certain communities or political entities," he said in a statement, Wednesday.

"The interest of the KDM community must be protected at all cost – the spirit and intent of the Keningau Batu Sumpah (Oath Stone) and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 must be honoured and respected in the ever-changing political landscape of Malaysia.

"This situation has made it even more necessary for the KDMs to be truly united by stepping out of the divide and rule tactic created to split us into various political factions each with their own views and objectives."

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Towards this end, Bumburing said the KDM community is clearly politically divided.

"However, this does not mean that we are being racist or anything in that sense."

On Wednesday, Henrynus was reported saying that a powerful KDM Momogun bloc in the State Assembly to influence major policy decisions in future is only possible if only KDM voters unite to ensure all 22 KDM Momogun seats are consolidated under one banner.

He also said there are 25 KDM Momogun seats comprising Kadazandusun seats and three Murut areas where opposition KDM Momogun political parties have a realistic chance to win.

Bumburing said history has shown that whatever the case maybe with any political parties which designate their party as multi-racial and multi-cultural, when election time comes, voters are being called out to vote along racial lines and the majority of the electorate voted along racial lines, at least in most rural areas.

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"Be that as it may, this does not mean that we are moving away from our aim and objective in seeking to forge an electoral pact with Parti Warisan Sabah and Pakatan Harapan in the coming 14th General Election.

"This also includes seeking to forge an electoral pact with other like-minded and genuine opposition parties whose struggle is also for total regime change both at the State and Federal level," he said.

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