Stop harping on my heritage for Sabah’s sake, says Shafie

Jason Santos Jason Santos Updated 7 years ago · Published on 18 Nov 2018 7:20PM · 2 Comments

SABAH Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal today implied that the state will not progress if its ethnic groups continue to be troubled by his heritage.

“It is not an easy task to unite the people, beyond the lines of race and religion.

“Judge me not by my race, judge me not by my religion, but judge me by what I have done and will do for the people and for Sabah.

“If we are unable to build up Sabah, the ones who will witness our failure would be our families and the future generation,” he said at a function attended by heads and staff of government departments in Kota Marudu, a Kadazandusun Murut (KDM) stronghold and opposition-held constituency.

He was in the rural district for the “Chief Minister Meets the People” programme, held earlier today.

The Parti Warisan Sabah president had said similar things on the 14th general election campaign trail.

KDM-based parties, when persuading voters not to pick Warisan, had labelled it as “Parti Suluk” or “Parti Lanun” (Pirate Party) due to Shafie’s heritage and east coast origins. The state’s east coast has long faced cross-border threats, including terrorist elements. – November 18, 2018.

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  • Shed that image and move on to a progressive Sabah for the benefit of the people and future generations.

    Posted 7 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

    • Easy to say but the KDM have been robbed of their rightful rule by the illegal settlements of the Suluks, Moros and other undesirables. People have the right to defend borders and expel outsiders who are did not come legally.

      Posted 7 years ago by K Pop · Reply