During the meeting at the SNAP headquarters. Seen from left are Jugol, Zainal Ajamain, Dr. Jeffrey, Nilakrisna James and Anthony Liman, SNAP vice president.United Borneo Front (UBF) is non-partisan and will align with parties who are willing to assist UBF by pursuing for the Borneo Agenda and UBF’s core demands through parliament.
Last Thursday, UBF leader Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan sought the support of Sarawak National Party and was happy that that SNAP is prepared to work together with UBF to pursue this agenda and named Datuk Daniel Tajem as the UBF leader in Sarawak.
Tajem will amalgamate the forces and Sarawak to promote UBF through “Borneo Tea parties”, the government and the media.
Last Thursday, UBF leader Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan sought the support of Sarawak National Party and was happy that that SNAP is prepared to work together with UBF to pursue this agenda and named Datuk Daniel Tajem as the UBF leader in Sarawak.
Tajem will amalgamate the forces and Sarawak to promote UBF through “Borneo Tea parties”, the government and the media.
THE BORNEO AGENDA
1. That the Federal government to establish a “compliance Mechanism” vide a Ministry or an enacted body to implement their core objective and core demands stated herein and comply with Article VIII of the Malaysia agreement.
2. Demand for a fairer and more equitable revenue sharing formula including a review of the percentage of oil net revenue as well as fair and equitable representation and role in parliament/federal cabinet/judiciary and the civil and diplomatic services.
3. Restore the equal partnership status of Sabah and Sarawak to Malaya in the Federation including special rights and privileges for the abolishment of Cabotage/Transport/Trade policies that negatively affect the Borneo states.
4. Demand for the abolishment of Cabotage, Transport and Trade policies that negatively affect the Borneo states.
5. Demand for the respect and implementation of Native rights/NCR and articles 153 of the Federal Constitution.
6. Demand for a shift in the economic development focus to Sabah and Sarawak including the narrowing of the economic and digital divides between Malaya and Sabah and Sarawak, and;
7. Resolve the illegal immigrants (PTI) and “Project IC” problems and the threat to territorial integrity of Sabah and Sarawak including the passing of the heaviest deterrent sentence on rimes related to the issuance of citizenship to illegal immigrants.
MISSION
Its mission is to reverse colonization-style form of governance and restore the special rights, privileges and equal partnership status of the Borneo States in the Federation.
VISION
That the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak will be a free, politically autonomous, democratic, secure and economically progressive state of Malaysia.
CORE OBJECTIVE
To ensure that the Malaysia agreement including the 20/18 points conditions, assurances and the undertakings by Tunku Abdul Rahman and those contained in the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report as well as the Cobbold Commission are respected and implemented as per Article VIII of the Malaysia agreement 1963.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITY
Empowering the people by educating them about their political economic history; their rights and responsibilities, and to inculcate the spirit of our struggle for justice.
HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THE BORNEO AGENDA
UBF, as a pressure group and civil rights movement, will align itself with political parties, organisations, and individuals who believe in our struggle and who can support, fulfill, or satisfy our objectives, demands, and agendas. We stand on the side of reason, logic and what is right for the people of Borneo.
The Broken Shield: Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan was supposed to meet leaders of Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) and Sarawak Dayak Graduates Association (SDGA) at Telang Usan on Thursday night, beginning from 7.00 pm. But because the hall was booked for another function, the meeting place was shifted to SNAP Headquarters where Dr. Jeffrey had met SNAP leaders earlier in the afternoon.
Sadly none of the SDNU and SDGA dared to come out to attend the function on the reason that there were many Special branch Officers around. They were scared that they might be “marked”.
I would have thought that SDNU and SDGA leaders are the cream of our society. If those civil servants who sit in the committees of the two organisations dared not come out, fair enough. But what about committee members who are pensioners?
Jeffrey Kitingan has been sent to Kamunting Camp under ISA for fighting for the rights of peoples of Sabah and Sarawak, you and me and our children and their children’s children. He is still fighting for it.
I thought we were the descendants of the famous headhunters of Borneo. But now weare so ‘takut’.
No wonder our community continues to be suppressed, oppressed and marginalized.
