Dr Jeffrey breaks his silence on Batu Sapi...Urging voters to vote for opposition

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU: Outgoing PKR Vice President, Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who has taken a two-month leave, finally broke his silence on the Batu Sapi by-election by saying it is a great chance for the voters there to tell the government of the day what they want and what they don't want..

"The by-election is an opportunity for the voters to send a message to the government what they want as  something better.

It is important for the voters to send the message so the government will do more for them and for Sabah and will not repeat the same mistakes, what the people don't want...: he said in his media statement made possible via his former political secretary Kanul Gindol who is now Secretary of Common Interest Group Malaysia or CigMa, an NGO Jeffrey leads.

According to Jeffrey, the by-election is an important venue for the voters to tell the government something because this only a by-election, therefore Sabahans should use it to send important messages.

The maverick politician who maintain a respectable clout across the state also said that if the people continue voting for the government, election after election, there will be no important message sent.

"For the voters to send message to the government they should vote for the opposition so the message will be effective, after all this is only a by- election.

"And we shall see if the government of the day will do something to recapture the place and trust of the people and show to Sabahans that they are sincere," he said without mincing words.

"My advise for Batu Sapi is to go for the opposition that will be best able to reflect what this message means to the government.

"The voters should remember few things, one is that the government has failed to deliver by not solving outstanding Sabah problems and in particular in Batu Sapi itself.

"Even in Batu Sapi the people are still poor,  the jetties are falling apart, the government only now gave  them a mosque which had  been a concern for a while..." he further said.

But, this, he claimed, is not enough because it is done during a by-election.

"The people should take a cue from Sibu and send a powerful message that the people no longer want to be a hostage to the government and that they can make independent decision," he added.