3,000 apply to join PKR By Peter Boon
SIBU: Ngemah assemblyman Gabriel Adit Demong received 3,000 new membership application forms to join Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) here yesterday.
NEW MEMBERS: Goh (right) hands over the membership application forms to Adit (second left) while Munan (second right) looks on at the launch of pro tem committees of PKR sub branches in the Dudong constituency.
Handing the application forms to Adit was Peter Goh, former deputy chairman of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Nangka division.
Goh joined PKR together with former chairman of PRS Pelawan division Steven Kalai, Bukit Assek division chairman Tuba Aga, and Bawang Assan division chairman Bajai Serang.
Speaking at the launching of PKR protem committees of sub-branches in the Dudong constituency, Adit said that support for PKR throughout Sarawak was growing as people wanted change.
The sub-branches are Aik Dee, Naman, Pak, Menyan, Dudong, Salim, Lada and Usaha Jaya.
Meanwhile, met after the launch, Jimmy Donald, former MP for Sri Aman, said that he expected at least 20,000 former PRS members to join PKR.
Jimmy also said they were joining PKR because they wanted a change.
Asked about his presence here, he said he was in Sibu to render support to Goh.
To a question, he relied: “I will join PKR shortly,” but did not give a specific time frame for such a move.
Earlier, Goh, who was also the organising chairman for the event said: “Today, we announce we join PKR with 3,000 members.”
According to Goh, Dudong constituency has about 24,000 voters comprising 50 per cent Chinese, 45 per cent Iban and five per cent Malay.
Besides giving weight to the on-going membership recruitment drive, he said they would be drawing up programmes and activities to further strengthen the party.
More than 400 PKR supporters attended the function.
Among those present at the function were PKR Sarawak deputy chairman Wan Zainal, vice-chairman Nicholas Bawin, former MP for Lubok Antu Jawah Gerang and Munan Laja.

Jawah Gerang and supporters join PKR

Jawah Gerang and supporters join PKR

Posted By rajlira On 25th December 2008 @ 00:00 In Local

SRI AMAN: Former Lubok Antu MP Jawah Gerang and about a thousand supporters have joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), it was announced here yesterday.


NEW MEMBER: Jawah (second left) handing over his membership application to Salehuddin. At right is Bawin.

Speaking at a press confe-rence held at a local hotel, Jawah announced his decision to join PKR as he handed over his membership application, along with the applications of more than 1,000 others, to PKR secretary general Datuk Salehuddin Hashim.

“My decision to join PKR is not a surprise; neither is it a political gimmick. I join the party on my own free will,” he said.

Others at the conference were state PKR vice chairman Nicholas Bawin Anggat, former Sri Aman MP Jimmy Donald, PKR Betong chief Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh and members of PKR Sri Aman and Lubok Antu.

Jawah also revealed that he had already travelled the length and breadth of his former constituency to recruit more members and claimed that the response from the people was “very encouraging”.

He claimed that their members were mostly from the now defunct Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) which was deregistered in 2004.

Jawah who joined Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) after his PBDS’ days was not re-nominated for the Lubok Antu parliamentary seat in the election last March 8.

Jawah’s replacement by William Nyallau Badak did not go down well with the supporters of this five-term MP who had grown from strength to strength – in terms of grassroots support — since his first outing in 1986.

It was, therefore, quite expected of him to claim yesterday that, about 6,000 people from Lubok Antu parliamentary constituency would soon be joining him in PKR “shortly”.

Meanwhile, Jimmy also said about 1,000 people from Sri Aman parliamentary constituency had joined PKR, adding that he had been moving in the constituency to ask his supporters to join the party.

The media members were also told by Bawin that PKR Sri Aman branch had been set up at Jalan Sabu.

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JAWAH GERANG SAH SERTAI PKR


SRI AMAN, Rabu (24 dis) – Bekas Ahli Parlimen P.203 Lubok Antu, Jawah anak Gerang secara rasminya telah menyertai Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) menerusi sebuah majlis yang berlangsung di sebuah hotel tempatan dalam bandar Sri Aman hari ini.

Bekas ahli Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) terbabit sah menyertai PKR setelah menyerahkan borang kemasukan ahli kepada Setiausaha Agung parti berkenaan iaitu Dato Salehuddin Hashim pada jam 12 tengahari hari ini.

Jawah ketika bercakap kepada para pemberita menerusi sidang media sebaik sahaja selesai majlis menjelaskan bahawa beliau menyertai PKR setelah tidak mendapat tempat dalam mana-mana komponen parti Barisan Nasional (BN) dalam negeri ini.

“Saya gagal mendapat tempat dalam Parti Demokratik Rakyat Sarawak (SPDP) sebelum ini dan juga tidak diterima dalam Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB).

“Lebih-lebih lagi apabila parti Kongres Dayak Malaysia (MDC) dahuli tidak terima pendaftarannya oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan (ROS) saya akhirnya nekad untuk menyertai parti ini (PKR),” jelas beliau.

Selain itu beliau juga mendakwa bahawa PKR adalah sebuah parti yang sensitif terhadap pelbagai isu berkaitan dengan kebajikan hidup rakyat di negara ini berbanding dengan kerajaan yang sedia ada pada masa sekarang.

Sambil mendakwa BN adalah sebuah kerajaan yang angkuh, Jawah yakin PKR akan mampu menjaga kebajikan hidup rakyat sekiranya mereka mampu memerintah negeri ini menjelang pilihanraya akan datang.

“PKR mempunyai polisi pembangunan yang bersesuaian untuk rakyat di negeri ini. Atas sebab ini saya telah bertindak menyertai PKR dan permohonan saya ini nampaknya diterima baik oleh mereka,” katanya

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Beliau telah menyerahkan borang keahliannya kepada Timbalan Presiden PAS, Nasharuddin Mat Isa di satu majlis yang diadakan di sebuah hotel di Ampang pagi ini.

Turut hadir pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor, Datuk Dr Hasan Ali.

Zahar digantung jawatan ketua Umno bahagian awal bulan ini kerana mengkritik pemimpin utama Umno, termasuk mendakwa Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dan timbalannya Datuk Seri Najib Razak menyalahgunakan kuasa dalam satu pertemuan dengan ketua-ketua bahagian di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC).

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Pejabat itu, yang telah ditutup selama tiga minggu, akan dibuka semula besok dan kakitangan di situ akan turut bekerja bagi pihak parti barunya.

Zahar berkata beliau akan bersama jentera PAS untuk membantu kempen pilihanraya kecil parlimen Kuala Terengganu, yang berlangsung antara 6 sehingga 17 Januari ini.

Tambahnya, beliau akan mula berkampung di kawasan itu sepanjang kempen mulai 5 Januari, sehari sebelum penamaan calon.

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