Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
– Ice Cube, American rapper
From day one of GPS’ formation, the coalition has been in the bad books of the Pakatan Harapan government.
Why? Because the outcome of GE14 did not favour GPS’ continued political liaison with the central government under PH.
“We are not joining the Pakatan coalition. We will have our own bloc and we will remain in the Opposition in Parliament,” said Chief Minister and PBB president Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg after chairing a meeting of the four parties on June 12.
His reason: “Our new coalition will enable us to focus on Sarawak interests and rights based on the Malaysia Agreement.”
Since that day, the state government has been relentlessly pursuing the return of Sarawak’s eroded rights that many politicians in PH were known to fiercely fight for before GE14 but now have become their greatest baggage and debt to the people of Sarawak.
Because they are unable to fulfill their promises to deliver the 20 per cent O&G royalty, 50 per cent of Sarawak’s tax receipt, education autonomy and if -Pakatan-Harapan-wins-tonight- tomorrow-fuel-prices-will-go-down, all of which shame them to no end, the entire PH machinery has been geared towards making life difficult for GPS.
To the central government, for GPS to defend Sarawak rights is a political sin, and when you commit this sort of political sin you have lost your right to rule the state. GPS must not be allowed to continue to rule Sarawak because giving 95 per cent of all O&G resources to Putrajaya is not enough.
The PH government wants the whole state of Sarawak, lock, stock and barrel, as the sole property of the federation — all its resources and the entire people, including their culture and tradition federalised.
Thus Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad came up with yet another grand idea of his Shared Prosperity Vision — as if he had forgotten that his Wawasan (Vision) 2020 is only months away and Malaysia is nowhere near achieving his dream of a “fully developed country”.
The main goals of Vision 2020 are to modernise and develop our country based on its own model and develop that nation economically, politically, socially, spiritually, psychologically and culturally [Somun 148].
The PH government is a shaky government of politicians who were once arch enemies and led by a minority party; the economy is suspect; if the government is not selling national assets it is borrowing; those in line for the next leadership change are struggling to free themselves from the quagmire of sex scandals; and there is a general dissatisfaction against the government over failed promises.
Once when asked about Vision 2020, Dr Mahathir jokingly said, “I will not be around to be blamed should we fail to meet the goals.”
But he is still around; more than that, Dr Mahathir is the prime minister, so should or should not he answer?
May be Malaysians don’t care anymore for Wawasan 2020, seeing that it has failed. So Dr Mahathir need not explain.
But Shared Prosperity Vision? Sarawak surely sees little good in this simply because we have given more than our share of the deal since Sept 1963.
GPS political narrative today is to make sure Sarawak does not remain tagged as a poor state despite its abundant resources, whether natural or unnatural.
For that to happen, under the present political climate, GPS must know how to use its political power.
Yes, it is all about politics because that’s what the PH government is good at — playing politics. Approved projects were cancelled, funds slashed, numerous back and forths, and questionable amendments and decisions.
Today, RTM has totally blacked out GPS; so too the Malaysian Information Department. Obviously, that’s part of the war that the leaders of PH have declared against GPS.
Of course part of that war is PH’s recruitment of cyber troopers in the thousands all over the country, including in Sarawak, and the move to establish the MPKK.
It’s a clear show of power play. Some maybe perfectly within their rights to be doing but the MPKK surely looks to be unconstitutional.
Be as it may, GPS must take the cue — do the same. In fact, do more.
In Sarawak you are the power, do what is within your rights to keep the Malayans out.
Why stand on ceremony when the PH ministers and leaders come to visit? No, there is no need to lay down the red carpet for the presidents of the Malayan parties — be it PPBM or PKR or DAP or Amanah.
Why offer your political enemies lodging when they don’t even deserve a drop of water?
Remember they have declared to bring you down to your knees!
I have said it before, if GPS loses Sarawak, all will be lost for Sarawakians.
