Is it STAR in Sabah for Jeffrey?
Once-dormant Sarawak Reform Party looks set to make a comeback through Sabah.
(Free Malaysia Today) – Speculations are rife that Sabah political maverick Jeffrey Kitingan will be announcing the Sabah chapter of the once-dormant Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) tomorrow.
STAR is headed by former assistant minister Patau Rubis. It was formed 16 years ago and has been dormant since 2008.
Yesterday, Jeffrey, who is the co-founder of United Borneo Front (UBF), announced that he would make an announcement regarding his political future amidst growing speculation that he was setting up a Sabah chapter of a Sarawak-based party.
Jeffrey, who is a former PKR vice-president, has been trying to register UBF as a political party but his efforts have ended in vain.
Rubis, who was once a member of Sarawak National Party (SNAP) and a minister in Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s Cabinet, when contacted today, said: “You can wait for the announcement tomorrow; in the meantime you can speculate.
“But speculation can be wrong,” he said.
But Rubis did indicate that Jeffrey’s announcement tomorrow would also coincide with the anniversary of STAR’s formation 16 years ago.
STAR is expected to be officially launched early next month.
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In the past STAR had fielded candidates in both parliamentary and state elections but with no success.
Since the 2008 general election, the party has been dormant.
Observers here are of the view that Jeffrey was left with no choice but to engage STAR.
