KUDAT: Parti Warisan today said Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS) deputy president Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan’s comments about Chinese voter support were driven by fear and not facts.
“When leaders start denying what is obviously happening on the ground then it means they are worried.
“The louder they talk, the more people can see they are losing control,” said Warisan Wira Chief Terence Au.
He was referring to Nizam’s remarks that called the shifting Chinese support to Warisan as being “far from political reality”.
Au said the strong turnout at Warisan events in Chinese-majority areas whether from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu speaks louder than Nizam’s statements.
“The lantern festival in Tawau is the latest indication that people are showing up on their own. More than 2,000 people came. You cannot fake support that is genuine. If GRS truly believes it still has strong backing then stop talking and show your data,” Au said.
He said GRS leaders are now reacting out of fear because they sense what is coming.
“When power starts slipping, denial becomes the immediate reflex. The ground has moved and everyone knows it except them.”
He added that Sabah’s Chinese community has always voted based on integrity, fairness and performance.
Au reminded that the then Warisan Plus government gave Chinese leaders important roles in the state government by including Chinese ministers and a Chinese Deputy Chief Minister in the cabinet.He added that under Warisan’s leadership, Sabah became the first state to officially recognise the UEC qualification for entry into the state civil service and also reinstated the 999-year land leases to give Sabahans stronger and longer security over their land.
“They remember who treated them with respect and who took them for granted,” Au said.“You don’t win them with arrogance. You win them by showing results.”
“When leaders start mocking the people’s voice, it is a sign that they have already lost it. GRS is very afraid right now and it shows.” he said.
