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Better
late than not at all
THURSDAY, May 13, 2004 (Source: Daily Express)
I
WAS one of thoes responsible for the formation of both Parti bersatu Sabah
(PBS) and Upko.
The
ideal at that time was to set up a party to represent the Kadazandusun and Murut
communities. The name Upko, itself, was right in the sense that it carriers the
message of the KDM in Sabah.
But
the state of the current KDM communities since gaining independence from the
British is not any better than before.
We
are simply not ready to face the millinium and globalisation era but whatever it
is, the call for unity among the KDM leaders by Datuk Pairin is good.
It's
better late than never. I fully support the idea that Pairin fulfils the noble
objective of unity due to his sucess in leading PBS.
The
trademark is there for all to see and, thus, Iagree that the leaders should
forget about their personal interests, differences and patty quarrels.
What
is imortant is that the KDM communities and leaders must be united to enable us
face the future.
We
are now so fragmented that other people are making a joke of the whole thing
Datuk
Wilfred Lingham
KK.
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