PENAMPANG: Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) Moyog held its first annual general meeting on Sunday, with division chief Datuk Ceasar Mandela Malakun calling for a shift in political mindset in Sabah to avoid from being politically controlled by others.
He said the long era of political instability in Sabah, especially in the Kadazandusun-majority area of Penampang, must come to an end.
“We’ve witnessed our government changed so many times going back to the time of independence. Because of this, we were behind in terms of development. When it comes to the development of politics, I think we’re on top (nationwide).
But we’re not focusing on the politics of development in our state,” he said in his speech during the meeting held at ITCC, here.
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He pointed out that political instability would also cause Sabah to be at the mercy of the political powers in the Peninsula Malaysia.
“But if we have political stability in Sabah, we won’t always have to bow to political orders and tempo in Peninsula Malaysia.
Then we can give full focus on the development in each district in Sabah,” he said.
Mandela heads the division that has successfully established 60 branches with a total membership of more than 2,000.
More than 700 delegates attended the meeting.
Since its formation eight months ago, Gagasan Rakyat, led by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, has established party divisions and branches in all 73 constituencies in the State.
The party is one of seven parties under the ruling GRS coalition that comprises also PBS, Star, Usno, SAPP, Harapan Sabah and LDP.
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