BUNG RESIGNING AS FELCRA CHIEF
Kinabatangan MP to tender his resignation by end of the month
DATUK Seri Bung Moktar Radin will resign as Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) chairman at the end of the month.
This follows Barisan Nasional’s loss to Pakatan Harapan in the 14th General Election.
“I will submit my resignation letter, God-willing, by the end of the month,” he said at Menara Dato’ Onn here yesterday.
Yesterday, the Council of Eminent Persons met the Felcra Bhd leadership to discuss the organisation’s operations and performance.
However, they did not discuss the Kinabatangan member of parliament’s status.
Bung said BN component parties that failed to contribute and offer their strength should leave the coalition.
Bung, who is an Umno Supreme Council member, said BN would not be affected if any ineffective parties did not want to remain part of the coalition.
He said it would be better for such parties to leave BN instead of remaining as enemies in the coalition and disrupting its plans to regroup after its loss in GE14.
“Umno has the support of the grassroots and remains the backbone of BN. We see some parties not contributing anything. So, why are they still with us?
“This may leave us with a small team, but as long as it remains tight, we can contribute to the party’s victory.”
Bung said this when asked to comment on the possibility of BN collapsing if several component parties leave the coalition.
On whether he was referring to MCA and MIC, which lost heavily in GE14, he said he had not asked any party to leave BN.
“We’re not asking anyone to leave. Whoever wants to remain, let’s continue. But those who wish to leave, be my guest.”
In GE14, among the worst performing BN coalition partners were MCA, which won only one seat and MIC, which won two seats. Gerakan lost all the seats it contested.
Several Sabah component parties left BN after GE14, including Liberal Democratic Party and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah.