At a press conference held at its headquarters in Kota Kinabalu at 2pm today, Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) has announced that the party has lost confidence in Abdullah Badawi's leadership and its MPs will move a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister when Parliament resumes on Monday.
This breaking news is reported by malaysiakini here.
According to a source, “Today is just the first step. There might not be any defections for now.”
Sapp is led by outspoken former chief minister Yong Teck Lee. The leader has in recent months questioned Abdullah Badawi's policies towards Sabah and the federal government's inability to solve the illegal-migrants problems in the state.
Sapp has two members of Parliament and four state representatives.
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Sapp akan mencadangkan unsul tidak percaya terhadap PM Isnin depanBERITA TERKINI!!!
Dalam suatu sidang akhbar di ibu pejabat Kota Kinabalu pada pukul 2 petang hari in, Parti Progresif Sabah / Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) telah mengumumkan parti tersebut telah hilang kepercayaan terhadap pimpinan Abdullah Badawi dan wakil raykatnya akan memulakan unsul tidak percaya terhadap perdana menteri apabila parliament sambung bersidang pada hari Isnin.
Berita terkini dilaporkan oleh malaysiakini.
Menurut satu sumber,”hari ini hanyalah langkah pertama. Mungkin tidak ada perbuatan bertikar parti biat sekarang.”
Sapp diketuai olah bekas menteri besar Yong Teck Lee yang lantang bersuara dan sejak beberapa bulan dulu beliau sering mempersoalkan polisi-polisi Abdullah Badawi terhadap Sabah dan kegagalan pentadbiran pusat menyelesaikan masalah pendatang haram di negeri itu.
Sapp mempunyai 2 wakil rakyat parliamen dan 4 orang wakil rakyat mesyaurat negeri.