Dr Jerip, the state assistant minister of transport, was originally a member of another GPS party, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP). But not before Dr Jerip executed another political somersault and bolted PSB on the eve of its departure from the state government. GPS, finally purged of a non-member in government, however, retained an anomaly by keeping Dr Jerip, newly an independent assemblyman, as an assistant minister. SUPP, Sarawak’s oldest political party, may be better known as the Chinese component in government, but its roots are multi-racial. Real competition — be it in the political or economic sphere — can only benefit the ordinary people it is designed to serve.

Source: New Strait Times November 02, 2019 16:54 UTC