Not for PBB alone to decide on new state seats, says Karim
Coalition partners of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak will collectively decide on the allocation of 17 new state assembly seats, and not by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu alone, PBB information chief Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said today.
He said fairness must guide the process among all four partners; PBB, Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak and Progressive Democratic Party, according to Dayak Daily.
“It’s not for PBB to distribute. The government is managed by GPS, and PBB is only one of its component parties. If we put it as if PBB alone is distributing (the seats), it won’t look good because we are a coalition government,” he said.
Karim said that although PBB’s strength is recognised, fairness and openness to listen to partners should prevail. “We cannot be…
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