Tony Thien | Nov 29, 08 6:40pm
Top PKR leaders made it clear today that Sarawak is the party’s next target of a take-over to replace the Sarawak BN government led by long-serving Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.
Both PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim and party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail signalled the party's intention to do just that at the opening of the party's 5th Congress in Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam, on the back of a groundswell of support for PKR in Sarawak.
PKR secretary-general Salehuddin Hashim in his speech at the
opening said that the party's next congress in September next year will be held in Kuching.
The campaign has already started with many PKR divisions taking to the ground to drum up support for the party following the entry of independent Ngemah state assemblyperson Gabriel Adit during a ‘Friends of PKR’ gathering in Sibu two weeks ago.
Similar gatherings are to be held in Miri, Kuiching and Bintulu over the next three months.
Formidable but can be defeated
Adit surprised the 4000 people including delegates and observers at the opening of the congress this morning by speaking only in English, explaining that his knowledge of Bahasa Malaysia is still limited, and telling the huge crowd that included foreign diplomats that the Sarawak BN is formidable and not easy to defeat.
However, he added, the Sarawak BN could be defeated with the strengthening of Pakatan Rakyat in Sarawak and for this, Sarawakians who wanted a change after the long reign of Abdul Taib Mahmud needed help from their colleagues in Peninsular Malaysia.
Adit (pic. left), an Iban, has been appointed to the party's supreme council and attended his first meeting last night at the Selangor Menteri Besar's official residence in Shah Alam after a special gathering for PKR delegates and observers from Sarawak and Sabah.
In his speech, Anwar said Sarawak is a state rich in natural resources but the state's weath is concentrated in the hands of a few people.
The former deputy premier said PKR with its partners in Pakatan Rakyat were determined to topple the Sarawak BN government.
Top PKR leaders made it clear today that Sarawak is the party’s next target of a take-over to replace the Sarawak BN government led by long-serving Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.
Both PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim and party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail signalled the party's intention to do just that at the opening of the party's 5th Congress in Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam, on the back of a groundswell of support for PKR in Sarawak.
PKR secretary-general Salehuddin Hashim in his speech at the
opening said that the party's next congress in September next year will be held in Kuching.The campaign has already started with many PKR divisions taking to the ground to drum up support for the party following the entry of independent Ngemah state assemblyperson Gabriel Adit during a ‘Friends of PKR’ gathering in Sibu two weeks ago.
Similar gatherings are to be held in Miri, Kuiching and Bintulu over the next three months.
Formidable but can be defeated
Adit surprised the 4000 people including delegates and observers at the opening of the congress this morning by speaking only in English, explaining that his knowledge of Bahasa Malaysia is still limited, and telling the huge crowd that included foreign diplomats that the Sarawak BN is formidable and not easy to defeat.
However, he added, the Sarawak BN could be defeated with the strengthening of Pakatan Rakyat in Sarawak and for this, Sarawakians who wanted a change after the long reign of Abdul Taib Mahmud needed help from their colleagues in Peninsular Malaysia.Adit (pic. left), an Iban, has been appointed to the party's supreme council and attended his first meeting last night at the Selangor Menteri Besar's official residence in Shah Alam after a special gathering for PKR delegates and observers from Sarawak and Sabah.
In his speech, Anwar said Sarawak is a state rich in natural resources but the state's weath is concentrated in the hands of a few people.
The former deputy premier said PKR with its partners in Pakatan Rakyat were determined to topple the Sarawak BN government.
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