KOTA KINABALU: Sabah PKR still wants Ranau MP Jonathan Yasin to clarify his party affiliation although he has been sworn in as Deputy Home Minister under the Perikatan Nasional government.
Sabah PKR chief Datuk Christina Liew said Jonathan has to make it clear if he is in or out of the party."There will be several other PKR members who have to answer to the board as well," she said during a press conference after the handing over of donations to the China consul-general here, Tuesday .As for Jonathan's appointment as Deputy Home Minister, she said she hoped he would be able to do good for Sabah.
"Now that he is in the government, he can help solve Sabah's illegal immigrant woes, study our immigration laws and help see what are the policies that do not benefit Sabah," she said. She also praised the inclusion of the number of leaders from Sabah and Sarawak in the Perikatan Nasional Cabinet lineup, calling it"quite good".
On tourism related matters, Liew said the appointment of Sabah STAR president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan as the Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister was something to be happy about.She said she was excited to work on a government-to-government basis with the new ministers. "There are many issues that I would like to talk to the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry about," Liew said.
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