TAWAU: Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah (Harapan Rakyat) is prepared to help Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) candidate in the campaign to capture the Tawau Parliamentary seat in the 15th general election ( GE15).
Its president, Tan Sri Liew Yun Fah said the principle of Harapan Rakyat remains being ready to contest in GE15 if given the chance by GRS leadership but it will not fight for the seat and will instead assist the coalition’s candidate if not selected.
"If we are not given the opportunity (to contest) we will still help because we (the party) want to see immediate change in Tawau. Development is slower than before, changing government creates more problems, so we want (the government) to be strong, and then Tawau will have more sustainable development.
"For me, GRS has strong consensus and unity. Although we (Harapan Rakyat) don't have a seat, we can always raise problems to the leadership (GRS) and are always taken seriously, so I think (competing) is not a matter of interest," he told reporters after inaugurating the ‘Kita Bersama Permafakatan’ Parent-Teacher Programme here today.