KUCHING: All the four Sarawak Barisan Nasional component parties have reached a consensus to accept Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud's decision to step down and to support his choice of successor , Sarawak Barisan Nasional Secretary-General Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said here on Sunday.
He said that besides Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) of which Taib is the president, the consensus was voiced through the other party presidents namely Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing (Parti Rakyat Sarawak), Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom (Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party) and Tan Sri Peter Chin (Sarawak United People's Party).