Sabah PKR made blunders, claims former leader

                        Richard Libun Adou

TUARAN : A former Sabah leader, Richard Libun Adou, has called on Sabah PKR to accept the reality that it has lost the confidence of its partners in Pakatan Harapan.

"What is there left for Sabah PKR to be upset about? The decision has already been made..." he said in a statement here.

Richard, who was Tuaran PKR Information Chief, was commenting on the on-going tussle for the post of PH state chairman between PKR and Upko, which was decided for Upko's Ewon Benedick, through a vote recently.

"What truly matters now is for us to focus our efforts on securing victory in the upcoming Sabah election," said Richard.

He said in the past, PKR Sabah held the crucial position of Head/Chairman of Sabah Pakatan Harapan, but that its leaders made blunders.

"Under Christina Liew's leadership, a catastrophic blunder was made in the Kiulu state constituency (DUN). 

"The seat was handed over to Parti Warisan, despite all logic pointing to the fact that it should have rightfully remained a PKR seat," he said, arguing that in the previous election, PKR came within a whisker of winning the seat, losing by a mere 44 votes to the PBS candidate. 

"By contrast, when Parti Warisan contested, they only managed to secure around 2,400+ votes. This clearly demonstrates that PKR had a far stronger chance of winning in the KadazanDusun-majority area of Kiulu. 

"Christina's decision to relinquish the seat was nothing short of disastrous and has caused a significant setback for PKR. It was an indefensible mistake, and to be blunt, Christina is a hopeless leader.

"I remember this situation all too well because, at the time, I was deeply involved as the PKR Coordinator for Kiulu Constituency and the PKR Information Chief for the Tuaran PKR Division, P.170 Tuaran. I witnessed firsthand the repercussions of that catastrophic decision.

"Mustapha Sakmud, who was the Deputy Chairman of Sabah PKR at the time, failed in his duty to speak up and oppose this disastrous decision. 

"He should have challenged his superior, Christina, and prevented such a reckless move," Richard further said.#