War of words between Sapp and Umno

kamal-talksmalaysia | Sabah Barisan Nasional’s ‘rebel’ party Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) has left little doubt that it no longer holds any desire to remain part of the Barisan Nasional.

Not only has it engaged openly in a war of words with BN component party Parti Bersatu Sabah of former chief minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan, it is also trading ‘verbal blows’ now with the state Umno.

Political observers say Sapp, led by another former chief minister Yong Teck Lee whose party has two MPs and four state assemblypersons (including deputy chief minister Raymond Tan), is only waiting to be kicked out from the ruling coalition.

The BN supreme council has been dragging its feet to make a final decision after Sapp’s response to its show-cause letter for supporting a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.... selanjutnya.