KUCHING – Datuk Willie Mongin says he will support whoever is selected by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leadership to contest in Puncak Borneo this coming general election.
However, he called on every Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) member to support him if he were picked to defend the parliamentary seat.
“I will also support them if our leadership says, ‘Willie, you are not our candidate’.
“I will support them because I want to show my sincerity as a party man. Many people like to say they are party men but are not willing to sacrifice.
“On the other hand, if the leadership picks me, the people must also support the party to show they are truly party men,” he told a press conference after the launching of the Pepper Festival here today when asked if he would be defending the seat.
Willie said he was yet to know if he was going to be selected as the GPS candidate.
However, he said as a party member he has to devote himself to the party and toe the party line.
“I am now with PBB, under GPS. I have to show my commitment and be a disciplined party member.
“As I have said before, I leave it to the wisdom of the leadership of the party to decide on my candidacy.”
Willie said he was sincere in his struggle as he wanted to ensure that all parties benefit.
“And if we are there, we are there to sincerely work for the people, to bring prosperity and more development, and look after the welfare of the people.
“Of course, I hope I will be given the chance (to stand) so that I can continue to serve the people and I hope they also can see my sincerity to work for the people.”
Meanwhile, he rubbished the accusation that he had been switching parties for money.
“I can tell you I never received RM5 million for changing parties, there is no such thing. Don’t believe what people say.
“Yes, some people say I am a traitor, I am a frog. But I believe there are more frogs that have been accepted and they can still deliver well, even better than the non-frogs. So let the people decide.
“I want to say this again I put my commitment to the party. I am a party man and I devote myself to the party’s struggle for a better Sarawak and a better Malaysia.”
He won Puncak Borneo in 2018 on a PKR ticket but was expelled by the party in 2020 along with several other MPs who were aligned to its then deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali as part of the infamous Sheraton Move – Borneo Post Online, October 29, 2022
