SUPP’s Lo: Adenan won back Chinese support
KUCHING: The landslide victory by Barisan Nasional in the state elections is a sign of the return of Chinese support through the Sarawak United People’s Party, says the new assemblyman for Batu Kitang, Lo Khere Chiang.
Lo said Sarawak Barisan Nasional chairman Adenan Satem’s leadership had garnered popularity among voters.
“Chinese voters have swung back to BN in large numbers and this happened because of Adenan himself. Adenan had shown himself to be a positive and fair leader for all communities and that’s the reason there’s a big swing in the Chinese community.”
Adenan had reiterated that members of the Chinese community could no longer be regarded as “pendatang” as they had been in the state for generations, evident from the presence of thousands of century-old Chinese graveyards.
His manifesto with the theme “Give Team Adenan a chance” had contained promises to uphold the rights of Sarawak and its people, to increase the participation of women in the state’s activities and preserves Sarawak culture, heritage and beliefs.
Lo said the SUPP’s new lineup which consisted of new and young faces was one of the factors for the landslide BN victory.
“SUPP have recovered their image and because of the new lineup, we can see that our candidates were more popular among voters,” he said. The party’s candidates were accepted by voters because of Adenan’s wisdom.
Adenan, who is president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, had also promised to guarantee the people’s rights over their land, to provide more affordable housing for the low and middle income group and to create more job opportunities for all Sarawakians.
His pledge to safeguard peace and harmony in the state was also seen through tough use of immigration laws to refuse entry to such peninsular personalities as Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Yunos, infamous blogger “Papagomo”, and several opposition leaders.
Lo secured election victory in Batu Kitang with 6,494 votes. DAP’s Abdul Aziz Isa took 4,628 votes and PKR’s Voon Shiak Ni 889.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/05/08/supps-lo-adenan-won-back-chinese-support/
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