Sarawakians unhappy, but GPS has the right to back PN

COMMENT | Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) should be contented and happy with its cabinet representation in Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.

The Sarawak ruling coalition was amply rewarded for supporting the new prime minister, and rightly so.

As expected, PBB got the lion’s share of cabinet posts among GPS parties as it is the backbone of GPS, led by PBB president and Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg.

PBB legislators are also a disciplined lot, unlike those in Umno. PBB Members of Parliament who were not selected as ministers did not display their displeasure or angst publicly. They remained calm and cool and kept their disappointment to themselves.

That wasn’t the case with Umno. Bung Mokhtar Radin, Azalina Othman, Ramli Mohd Nor and Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who did not get into Muhyiddin’s already bloated cabinet, openly took the new prime minister to task. A very disappointed and angry Tajuddin, the flamboyant Pasir Salak MP, even challenged Muhyiddin to dissolve Parliament.

Why should anyone be surprised by the antics and fiery outbursts of some Umno MPs? They can never change...