Sarawak parties accept Taib’s retirement decision


From left, SPDP president Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom, Second Finance Minister Datuk Sri Wong Soon Koh, Housing and Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu, CHief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, PRS president Tan Sri Dr James Masing and Second Resource Planning Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan after the adjournment of the state BN council meeting at PBB headquarters at Jalan Bako in Petra Jaya, Kuching.

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).

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