Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah of PBB says CM Adenan Satem makes candidacy decisions based on feedback from the ground about the winnability of candidates.
PETALING JAYA: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has been told to stop whining over seat allocations and focus on winning the state election instead.
In a statement, Supreme Council member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said it was “most regrettable” to see SUPP grumbling over seat allocations with the election just around the corner, more so when fingers were pointed at Chief Minister Adenan Satem.
Karim said Adenan, as the state Barisan Nasional chief should be allowed to decide on who should contest and where they should contest at.
The Assistant Minister of Housing also said Adenan was a reasonable man and based his candidacy decisions on feedback from the ground on the winnability of the candidates.
“Seats that were lost in the last elections should be ‘opened’ to the most winnable candidate from any BN Party or any direct BN candidate.”
He added that those who lost in the last election had already been given the opportunity and if they could not deliver, others who could, should be given a chance instead.
Karim said SUPP’s recent remarks on the seat allocations were unkind and uncalled for, at a time when solidarity was needed.
“Now is the time to close ranks and not start pointing fingers. Face the election knowing who our common enemy is instead of complaining like a lost child.”
Earlier this week, Sim, in a statement voiced his unhappiness over losing seats to incumbents linked to SUPP’s pro-BN splinter party, the United People’s Party (UPP).
Sim claimed decisions on candidacies were forced upon the party and that while SUPP did not agree with the concept of direct BN candidates, the party had been overruled by Adenan.
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