Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish?

~The Sabah Progressive Party's (SAPP) withdrawal from the Barisan Nasional is a good thing as it was a problem within the coalition, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

... "Good riddance. They are a problem. It is okay, he (SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee) is a trouble-maker, let him go", The Prime Minister said" (Extract from TheStar, Thursday 18 September 2008)

Above was the immediate response by our Prime Minister after SAPP opted out from Barisan Nasional. With that I feel that effectively all requests put forward by SAPP in the "Declaration of the People of Sabah for change in the country" have been dismissed as rubbish.

1. That the government shall be of the people and based on Good Governance and Civil Society and non-racial politics based on a progressive, just and harmonious society,

2. That Sabah shall have political autonomy whereby the government shall be formed and run by the people of Sabah,

3. That Sabah and other oil producing States shall be entitled to the petroleum royalty of 20%

4. That the Federal Territory of Labuan shall be returned to Sabah and governed as a special region,

5. That unfair and imprudent federal laws which have been extended to Sabah and federal departments and which are to the detriment of the State shall be reviewed,

6. That Sabah shall be given fair and just participation in the federal administration, the civil service and private sector, and that the federal departments in Sabah shall, as far as possible, be headed by local Malaysians,

7. That the federal government and the state governments shall put in sufficient resources, political will and leadership in solving the illegal immigrant problems in a firm but humane manner, with emphasis on regional concept and smart partnership,

8. That the federal and state governments shall together work on redressing the in-built structural imbalances in the economic and social structure of the country affecting Sabah and other states.

I am sure these declarations are the true wishes of the people of Sabah. Let's wait whether UPKO, PBRS and PBS also consider Sabahans wishes as a pile of rubbish.