Cabinet reshuffle ‘interesting’, says rep

KUCHING: Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong says the minor cabinet reshuffle ‘interesting’ as it does not reflect the power-sharing concept the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is championing.

“I find it ‘interesting’ only. Obviously, there is no power-sharing among the GPS coalition,” she said in a press statement received here Friday.

Yong also used Mambong assemblyman Datuk DrJerip Susil’s independent status to question GPS political correctness.

“Dr Jerip an independent is still rewarded with a position in the cabinet? Maybe GPS is telling all its members that it is alright for them to resign and become independents, and still be given positions in the cabinet.

“Now Sarawakians will have to see for themselves which GPS component Dr Jerip will join. If he joins PBB then it is a loud message that PBB is no longer playing by the coalition’s rule of power-sharing, but turning into a new Umno in Sarawak.”

“The other component parties are just peanut parties playing second fiddle and having no bite,” she said, adding that PBB alone could form the state government

She also claimed that should Dr Jerip join SUPP, the greatest losers would be the Dayak-based PRS, which has 11 state seats but with only one full minister in the person of its presient, Tan Sri Dr James Masing who is also a deputy chief minister.

“Our Dayak brothers and sisters are definitely disappointed by this reshuffle,” she said.

She added: “While the Chinese have already lost its long-held DCM position, (no) thanks to Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan, to rub salt on the wound, SUPP has now lost its traditional Second Finance Minister post, which is a loss to all Chinese.”