Tug-of-war over Bumburing


It's payback time, as well as current Tuaran MP Wilfred Bumburing must face up to Upko secretary-general Wilfred Madius Tangau's enterprise to competition his aged seat.
KOTA KINABALU: Tuaran MP Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing, a man at a centre of a tug-of-war in between a statute Barisan Nasional bloc as well as a opposition, has again denied he skeleton to leave his celebration ahead of a 13th general election.
But he did spirit which which several others will "jump ship" when a choosing is called.
Bumburing, who is United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) deputy president, pronounced for now, speculation which 9 MPs as well as assemblymen are ditching a statute bloc was baseless.
The former Sabah deputy arch minister also pronounced it was not true which he was upon his approach out since it was unlikely he would be since a chance to urge his seat.
"Many people think we am withdrawal BN but this is not true. we will have a formal proclamation should we finally confirm to contend good-bye to BN," he said.
Bumburing pronounced this domestic speculation could had been a result of him having joined a Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah-led NGO Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah).
He had also been seen with antithesis leaders during a many Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) celebrations organised as well as hosted by antithesis parties in May.
Bumburing, a former assemblyman for Tamparuli, has also been vocal in calling upon a supervision to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) upon a large number of illegal immigrants in Sabah being released with MyKads.
In a 2008 election, Bumburi! ng was f ielded instead of then incumbent Wilfred Madius Tangau, a Upko secretary-general.
Tangau was miffed which he had been overlooked in a distribution of seats to BN member celebration candidates.
Tangau, a 'hurt' man
Bumburing polled 17,645 votes to keep a chair for BN with a 6,622 infancy against his nearest rival Ansari Abdullah of PKR, who garnered 11,023 votes. Independent candidate, Ajin Hazin Gagah, mislaid his deposit when he only managed 879 votes.
Upko president Bernard Dompok, when asked not long ago of his deputy's approaching departure from a party, pronounced which a question should be destined to Bumburing.
"Those doubt Bumburing's position in a celebration should get a answer from him. You should ask him personally since we would not believe what we say," Dompok said.
Meanwhile, nonetheless Tangau has not been plainly lobbying to be fielded in Tuaran, he has been upon a tour of his former parliamentary constituency over a final few months.
When he was sidelined as well as not fielded to urge Tuaran in a final election, he told FMT which it hurt "just like one's fiance being taken or in a future wedded by a most appropriate man".
Tangau, it is learnt, wants to competition a chair this time around to honour a pact he made with Bumburing in a 2008 election.
The understanding was which Bumburing would stand for a single tenure as MP as well as Tangau would be since a chair in a 13th general election.
Whether Bumburing or Tangau is fielded by BN, a antithesis PKR will expected be fielding Ansari again or another former Tuaran MP Kalakau Unto
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