00:00Sabah MCA is wrongly perceived as an extension of a peninsula-based party in the midst of a Sabah for Sabahin sentiment and a push for local party dominance in the state government, says a party leader.
00:13Dr. Pamela Yong, head of Sabah Juanita MCA, said Sabah MCA had always charted its own path, guided by local leadership and grounded in the realities of Sabahin communities.
00:24She said the state party had a long history within Barca National and has grown, faced challenges and rebuilt alongside Sabahin partners.
00:34She told FMT that their candidates are Sabahin, their leadership is Sabahin and their agenda is also Sabahin.
00:41Yong added that Sabah MCA had another edge over local parties as it was no outsider to the federal government, which was vital when it came to major development projects.
00:52Adding that majority of such initiatives required strong federal partnership.
00:57Yong said Sabah MCA had local legitimacy backed by national influence, something no purely state-based party could offer.
01:05Yong's views on the ties between state and federal governments mirrors that of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah chairman, Haji J. Noor,
01:12who had called for state-federal ties to remain free of friction, warning that street relations would ultimately hurt Sabahins.
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