Ansari: I am still the boss

Haji Ansari Abdullah (pix) has confirmed tendering his resignation letter as Sabah Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) head but denied having resigned as a member of the opposition party.

He said he had tendered his resignation letter in June, this year but had not received any respond from the PKR headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

Ansari said until someone is appointed by the party's national leadership to replaced him, he is now still head of Sabah PKR.

Denying reports in the Press of his leaving PKR, he said the reports were damaging and mischievous.

Meanwhile, Danny Anthony Andipai also denied leaving PKR and to join Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) if not fielded by PKR as candidate for the Pensiangan parliamentary by-election, if any.

"I had workd so hard to get the petition through court to prove my commitment to PKR. Leaving the party never crossed my mind," he said.

Andipai was successful in his election petition when the Kota Kinabalu Election Court had on Sept 8, 2008 declared Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PKR) president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup's win uncontested in the Pensiangan parliamentery constituency in the March 8, general elections null and void.

The Court of Appeal is yet to hear Kurup's appeal.

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Not true says PKR Tuaran

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Tuaran division denied that their chairman Haji Ansari Abdullah had quit as the party Sabah Liaison Committee chief.

"Ansari is still a mamber and a leader of the party at State and Federal levels. There is no reason for him to think of quitting as member of the party," the divisional secretery Jumin Jeffrey Masuling said today.

"Reports of Ansari having resigned from the party is misleading but party members should make effort to read diligently the current situation surrounding the party and the country. The situation can be very challenging and taxing in terms of work pressure, " Masuling said.

However, Masuling did not deny that there were hiccups in the party especially among leaders which he said a development that showed that the party was gaining attention and support from the people.

Meanwhile, PKR Youth Exco Pajudin Haji Nordin also denied that Ansari, who is currently in Hongkong, had resigned from the party.

"The source of the news (of Ansari resignation) is from within the party. There are certain individuals in Sabah PKR not happy with Ansari being appointed as the party's chief for Sabah last year, " he said.

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Ansari quits PKR?

Sabah senior lawyer Haji Ansari Abdullah (pix left) had tendered his resignation as Parti Keadilan Rakyat's (PKR) Sabah Liaiason Committee head. A source closed to the party revealed to Aki Momogun that Ansari had submitted his resignation letter last week.

He had also told the State Liaison Committee of his intention to quit but no official words was forthcoming from the party's headquarters.

"There is a gag order on it by the party's leadership," the source said.

In another development, PKR Pensiangan division chairman Danny Anthony Andipai (pix right) is said being called by his supporters to quit the party and to join Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) which had left Barisan Nasional.

Andipai had not denied nor confirmed the matter and when pressed for answer, he said, "Wait and see."

He also said that the matter arises as his supporters were not happy that PKR Vice President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan was now actively campaigning for candidacy in the event a by-election is held for the Pensiangan parliamentary constituency.

An Election Court had declared the seat vacant, ruling that the election of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah's president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup's win uncontested in the March 8, 2008 general elections.

Kurup, who is Federal Rural and Regional Development Deputy Minister, had appeal against the decision which is yet to be heard by the Court of Appeal. Kurup lost his seat after his victory was being challenged by Andipai.

Andipai was the PKR candidate in the general elections but his nomination papers was rejected by the returning officer resulting in Kurup being declared the winner. One of Andipai's lawyers in the election petition hearing was Ansari.

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Ansari vs Kanul

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chairman for Sabah Haji Ansari Abdullah deny any rift with PKR Vice President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. He said the so-called `differences or problems' between them was a creation of Kanul Gindol, Dr Jeffrey's former political secretary.

"Do not listen to him (Kanul), he can't even fine a wife, not even a girlfriend," Ansari told a reporter last night.

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