Najib a more credible leader than Anwar: PBS

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 26 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) vice-president Herbert Timbon Lagadan said Prime Minister Datuk Najib Razak is a more credible person to lead the nation than Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said under Najib’s 1Malaysia concept, the present government is trying to get the best deal for Sabah and hopefully in three years’ time most of the problems faced by Sabahans will be addressed.

“I sincerely believe Najib is more credible and trustworthy than Anwar. Even PKR’s own assemblymen and excos in Kedah had lost confidence in Anwar,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

Timbon was responding to PKR vice-president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan’s statement in which he said he would consider rejoining PBS only if the Party can get better deal for Sabah, as outlined in PKR’s Tambunan Declaration, within one year.

On this, Timbon, who is also the Assistant Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister, said: “Even if Pakatan Rakyat forms the government, it is too much and unfair to ask them to solve Sabah problems within one year.”

“Basically all the PR State Governments in Peninsular Malaysia failed to fulfill their election promises,” said Timbon who had before this extended an open invitation to Dr Jeffrey to ditch PKR to rejoin PBS.

“I call upon Dr Jeffrey, a promoter of peace and rule of law, to quit the opposition and rejoin peaceful PBS now as a show of disapproval over the growing unethical behaviour of some PKR leaders,” he reiterated.