Usno links up with Jeffrey’s UBF
Jeffrey meanwhile advised the crowd not to be misled again by the sweet talk of the so-called leaders of BN and to use their vote wisely.
(Free Malaysia Today) – Leaders of the once all-powerful United Sabah National Organization or Usno which disbanded in 1990 have joined up with the United Borneo Front (UBF) in its fight to restore Sabah’s rights.
Usno protem vice-president, Abdullah Sani Salleh and protem secretary-general, Arifin Abdul Salam told supporters at a recent joint-gathering with UBF at the birthplace of Usno in Kampung Tanjung Kapur, near here, that the Barisan Nasional coalition government had betrayed Sabahans.
Abdullah Sani told the large crowd of Bajau, Suluk, Sungai, Dusun, Rungus, Kagayan and other sub-ethnic groups that the state government leaders and Umno in particular have failed to safeguard and protect the rights of Sabah and Sabahans.
“Usno leaders support UBF and Jeffrey Kitingan who is fighting for Sabah. Usno supporters should support the UBF and Jeffrey to restore the rights of Sabah,” Abdullah Sani told villagers in Jeffrey’s presence.
“Usno will work towards the unity of all races in Sabah regardless of whether they are Bajau, Suluk, KDM, Rungus, Brunei or others to reclaim the rights of Sabah and Sabahans in Malaysia,” he added.
Abdullah Sani said that land-related problems are just some of the many examples of the state government failing the people and that the ruling party and its “wakil rakyat” have victimized the villagers by alienating the land to outsiders.
“Since the state government has done little to help, Sabahans should unite to change the state government,” he said.
After reminding residents that Kampung Tanjung Kapur was the birthplace of Usno in 1961 and that Usno would defend their land rights, Abdullah Sani said that Usno founder, the late Tun Mustapha Harun had never betrayed Sabah.
He said Mustapha had never alienated taken an inch of the land of villagers other than the land for his own house which still stands today.
