KUCHING: It would be an honourable thing to do if Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh leaves the state Cabinet, said a political analyst.
This is the view of political analyst Datuk Peter Minos on Wong’s intention to leave the state Cabinet.
Minos said with PSB former deputy president Datuk Dr Jerip Susil’s abrupt resignation and the party excluded from nominating its councillors, along with PSB senior vice-president Datuk Tiong Thai King who is also Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman leaving, it looks like Wong is in an untenable position and has no other choice.
“Maybe, I say maybe, the only honourable thing for Datuk Seri Wong to do is to leave the state Cabinet,” said Minos.
Wong had said that he would be seeing Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to seek his advice and after that he said, he would leave the Cabinet.
Minos said with a long involvement in Sarawak politics and years in the Sarawak Cabinet, it is sad to see Wong being in this current political situation.
“He must be feeling down, especially losing his son recently. Such is life. Such is politics. I am not making judgment but it was not friendly for PSB to have recruited or enticed former or current members of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP),” said Minos.
He said by doing so, naturally PRS and SUPP were angry and furious and PBB too was not amused, adding it was probably seen as a challenge to GPS.
He opined that the chief minister as GPS chairman has no choice but to side with his GPS partners.
“PSB after all was merely in a mould called ‘GPS-friendly’ and not quite GPS. What’s next for Wong and PSB?”
“It is difficult to tell or predict. GPS is in no mood to accept the party after what it did. SUPP will object rigorously for PSB’s acceptance into GPS.
“If PSB were to fight GPS in the next state election, alone or with Pakatan Harapan (PH) or others, it will be one big fight.
“I hope that Wong and PSB will not do that because if it goes with PH it will be seen and perceived as being against Sarawak fighting against peninsula’s intrusion and domination,” Minos added.
He also mentioned that it was the very thing that PSB did not want to happen to Sarawak, at least that was what it stated.
“So, it is hoped that wise decision be made, not from anger or emotion or ego, but from good judgment for the sake of Sarawak’s fate and future.
“For no matter what happens or will happen, Sarawak must be ruled and governed by Sarawak-based political parties and Sarawak own leaders,” he said.
