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By Luke Rintod
KOTA KINABALU: Irrespective of what blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) writes and Barisan Nasional leaders reveal, Sabah MP Lajim Ukin is still a good investment for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.
Among his constituents and ardent local political observers, the currently much-talked about Beaufort MP may still win big in the coming polls.
They opined that the former federal deputy minister of housing and local government, who jumped from ruling Umno to the opposition side recently, would win in least two parliamentary and three state assembly seats.
Malik Unar, 74, a Sabah political writer, is one of those who believes so, saying Lajim would win easily in his former state seat of Klias and retain even his Beaufort seat if he decides to go for both.
“He will win there easily… He or his men or associates will take Kuala Penyu and Lumadan state seats and the Sipitang parliamentary seat,” claimed the veteran writer who hailed from Membakut in Beaufort.
Malik has written several political books during his prolific years including while Lajim was still with PBS (1984-1994).
“Lajim served his constituents very well… people identify with him easily. He will win no matter what others say about him,” he claimed when asked for his opinion at a meeting in Kota Kinabalu recently.
Even though Lajim has become a subject of ridicule in RPK’s blogsite Malaysia Today, many here still believe it would not harm his reputation, at least among his own “Bisaya folks” in Beaufort vicinity.
Lajim served people
A local political analyst, who wished to be known only as Taufik, told FMT that “it is all about services that Lajim rendered” that matter to the voters in the area.
“Other Yang Berhormats may not be able to pull [off] what Lajim could do. They jump and they lose, but in Lajim’s case he would still win because he had been good to the rakyat ever since he was PBS assemblyman in the 1980s…” Taufik said.
In the last general election in 2008, Lajim won Beaufort with a thumping majority, gaining 14,780 votes against his sole rival Lajim Mohd Yusof of PKR who obtained 3,866 votes.
Lajim was subsequently appointed federal deputy transport minister before moving to his last portfolio in 2009.
In July he renounced his position in Umno to align himself with Pakatan Rakyat without quitting Umno membership and his ministerial post.
That forced Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to sack him and revoke his federal post. Since then he has been based in Beaufort campaigning almost daily for the looming election that many believe will be a do-or-die battle for Umno-led Barisan Nasional.
It is also rumoured here that Lajim is in talks with several Umno senior leaders in Sabah. It is expected at least one or two people’s representatives would ditch BN ahead of the polls
Among his constituents and ardent local political observers, the currently much-talked about Beaufort MP may still win big in the coming polls.
They opined that the former federal deputy minister of housing and local government, who jumped from ruling Umno to the opposition side recently, would win in least two parliamentary and three state assembly seats.
Malik Unar, 74, a Sabah political writer, is one of those who believes so, saying Lajim would win easily in his former state seat of Klias and retain even his Beaufort seat if he decides to go for both.
“He will win there easily… He or his men or associates will take Kuala Penyu and Lumadan state seats and the Sipitang parliamentary seat,” claimed the veteran writer who hailed from Membakut in Beaufort.
Malik has written several political books during his prolific years including while Lajim was still with PBS (1984-1994).
“Lajim served his constituents very well… people identify with him easily. He will win no matter what others say about him,” he claimed when asked for his opinion at a meeting in Kota Kinabalu recently.
Even though Lajim has become a subject of ridicule in RPK’s blogsite Malaysia Today, many here still believe it would not harm his reputation, at least among his own “Bisaya folks” in Beaufort vicinity.
Lajim served people
A local political analyst, who wished to be known only as Taufik, told FMT that “it is all about services that Lajim rendered” that matter to the voters in the area.
“Other Yang Berhormats may not be able to pull [off] what Lajim could do. They jump and they lose, but in Lajim’s case he would still win because he had been good to the rakyat ever since he was PBS assemblyman in the 1980s…” Taufik said.
In the last general election in 2008, Lajim won Beaufort with a thumping majority, gaining 14,780 votes against his sole rival Lajim Mohd Yusof of PKR who obtained 3,866 votes.
Lajim was subsequently appointed federal deputy transport minister before moving to his last portfolio in 2009.
In July he renounced his position in Umno to align himself with Pakatan Rakyat without quitting Umno membership and his ministerial post.
That forced Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to sack him and revoke his federal post. Since then he has been based in Beaufort campaigning almost daily for the looming election that many believe will be a do-or-die battle for Umno-led Barisan Nasional.
It is also rumoured here that Lajim is in talks with several Umno senior leaders in Sabah. It is expected at least one or two people’s representatives would ditch BN ahead of the polls
tidak yakin dgn Lajim sudah,selepas dengar sana sini Lajim mcm tidak ikhlas jadi wakil rakyat,macam pentingkan kebaikan diri-sendiri...
ReplyDeleteI feel that lajim has his own agenda. He may not be sincere in helping the people after all.
DeleteLajim masih baru untuk pembangkang dan tidak pasti setakat mana kebolehan beliau.
DeleteBenarkah Lajim tidak diterima oleh Pakatan? Ini yang saya dengar di Beaufort. Tidak pasti lagi. Macam ada kebenaran juga.
DeleteIni cerita dari seorang yang aktif berpolitik yang berpihak kepada PKR. Dia mengatakan yang mana Datuk Lajim tidak diterima oleh PAS, PKR dan juga DAP. Tapi PAS, PKR dan DAP menyokong tindakkan Lajim keluar daripada parti BN tapi tidak menawarkan Lajim untuk menyertai parti mereka. Tapi memang Lajim sekarang ini tengah berfikir untuk menyertai parti mana.
DeleteAda yang kata Lajim akan menubuhkan parti baru juga. Memang tidak sangka begini pula cerita lajim selepas meninggalkan BN. Tidak tentu arah selepas itu.
Deletememang ada ura-ura yang mengatakan bahawa beliau berniat untuk menubuh parti baru
ReplyDeleteKalaupun dia berniat untuk menubuh parti baru, biarlah dia.
DeleteLajim kini dalam dilema, PKR pun mcm tak nak terima dia, hingga dia terpaksa nak tubuhkan parti sendiri.
Deletekalau Lajim tubhkan parti baru, makin banyak partilah di Sabah ni.
Deletesemoga beliau masih mendapat sambutan dari penyokong-pwnyokongnya
ReplyDeletepenyokong Lajim hnya di Beaufort, jika kawasan lain, Lajim tak ada pengaruh.
Deleteya, Lajim hanya popular di Beaufort.
Deletetak hairanlah kalau Lajim hendak menjadi KM Sabah
ReplyDeleteBaik Lajim bersara sahajala. Bagi peluang kepada pemimpin lain yang lebih muda.
Deleteyang penting, BN Sabah masih mempunyai ramai penyokong
ReplyDeletetidak kira kaum apa, masih ramai lagi yang menyokong BN Sabah.
DeleteBN Sabah masih stabil dan mendapat sokongan semua lapisan.
Deleterakyat perlu bijak menilai..
ReplyDeleteselepas Lajim keluar dari BN, masa depan politik beliau akan terus gelap sama seperti masa depan politik si YTL..
ReplyDeletesaya mula meragui perjuangan Lajim sebaik beliau keluar dari BN.. kenapa beliau bertindak bila PRU semakin hampir? merajuk sebab tidak tercalon?
ReplyDeleteLajim dikatakan akan menubuhan parti baru atau bergabung dengan Pakatan.. bagi saya tindakan Laji itu hanya menunjukkan ketamakan beliau.. dalam Pakatan, beliau mengharapkan jawatan KM atau mungkin TPM.. untuk parti baru pula, sudah tentu beliau mengharapkan jawatan KM..
ReplyDeletetindakan Lajim menyerang KM Sabah ketika masih berjuang dalam BN juga menunjukkan beliau mahu merampas jawatan KM Sabah.. kenapa hanya beliau yang tidak puas hati dengan KM Sabah sedangkan pemimpin2 BN yang lain menyokong penuh kepimpinan KM Sabah?
ReplyDeleteapa yang Lajim buat biarkan saja, dia sudah keluar parti.
ReplyDeleteLajim sudah dikenali sebagai pemimpin yang beberapa kali lompat parti.
ReplyDelete