By Alexandra Lorna & Natasha Jee
KUCHING: Bidayuh veteran leader, Datuk Seri Richard Riot welcomes the acceptance of Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin to join Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB).
The Serian MP said that his application acceptance was confirmed by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
“Premier has already said it, so we welcome him. We hope by his coming, all the three Bidayuh parliamentary seats (Serian, Puncak Borneo and Mas Gading) will go to GPS and I am confident,” he said.
He said this when met by New Sarawak Tribune at the state-level Malaysian Family Aspiration Tour 2022 held at Dataran Perayaan, Petra Jaya today.
The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to East Asia (Japan, South Korea and Taiwan) also congratulated Willie’s for being accepted in PBB.
Earlier, Abang Johari confirmed the PBB Supreme Council had decided to accept Willie’s application to join the party.
“Willie has been accepted as a member. That’s all. No conditions attached to his membership and he is just an ordinary member,” he said.
Willie won the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency under the PKR ticket in the 14th General Election (GE14) before quitting the party following the Sheraton Move in February 2020.
He was appointed deputy minister in the Perikatan Nasional-led (PN) government in March 2020 by former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and maintained his position when Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob took charge of the government in August 2021.
