KUCHING: Abdul Karim Hamzah’s withdrawal from the contest for the PBB Youth Chief post shows how much the party has matured over the years, where leaders are groomed, says PBB President and Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
“I don’t want to claim ourselves as a (good) example but the principle is there. I regard PBB as a party where we can groom good leaders,” he said when asked if PBB’s way of solving internal conflict should be made an example for other BN component parties, at PBB Headquarters here yesterday.
He said that gradually, the well-groomed leaders would take over by moving up the leadership ladder, which a ‘senior party’ like PBB had been practising.
“You must remember that when you want to have a working democracy, you must have someone with good leadership skill in order to exercise the mandate that the people has entrusted upon you.
“If you don’t have good leadership in the party, which is built over the years, and if there is no desire on the part of the people to serve the country from the beginning, then you will find out that politics is no more than just politicking,” said Taib.
He also believed that Karim’s withdrawal was proof that “we (PBB) have a good and stable party”, which meant a lot.
“We did not start yesterday. If we did, we would have a lot of quarrels now. We are a party in the government, and as such, there is a sense of responsibility in all of us, and we understand that we must prepare ourselves to serve the nation,” he said.
Likening the case to a cabinet reshuffle in 2009, Taib said that there were people who were willing to withdraw because they did not want to stay (in the cabinet), and when there were suitable candidates, these (PBB) leaders were ready to give way.
“That is the way you do things. Sometimes, it takes a better person to withdraw.”
Commenting on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s visit, Taib said this was testimony that he (Najib) fully understood Sabah and Sarawak’s special need. That, they needed extra attention from him (PM) to enable the two states to catch up with the more developed states in Peninsular Malaysia.
“To me, that is good news. You give money here and there. It is good to help from time to time. But, allowing Sabah and Sarawak to catch up, that is something more permanent and important,” he said.
Najib will be here for a three-day official visit. He was scheduled to arrive here last night, and will return to Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
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