Lim said his belief of Najib’s desperation was founded on three indications: Najib accompanying Adenan when the chief minister filed his nomination papers; Najib’s personal involvement in the election campaign; and the presence of all Cabinet members in Sarawak during the campaign period.
He attributed Adenan’s “blatant abuse” of immigration powers to the need to protect Najib’s position as prime minister and his political future, and said Najib had been hounded and haunted by the 1MDB financial scandals which he said had refused to go away.
Lim challenged Adenan to lift all restrictions on DAP and PKR leaders to allow for a democratic contest.
Seven seats in danger list
In another media statement, Lim said seven seats being contested by the DAP were in the “danger list”, and he urged DAP supporters to mobilise voters.
He said the DAP’s success in the state elections would pave the way for Sarawak DAP to take power at the next state elections in 2021.
This could be done if the DAP not only defended its urban seats but also won support outside the urban areas, where the DAP is fielding candidates in several Dayak-majority seats.
He said the party would suffer a major setback if it made a breakthrough in the rural areas but loses some of the 13 urban seats.
He claimed that the DAP candidate in Batu Kitang, Abdul Aziz Isa, was in the lead but there was a danger of the Barisan Nasional grabbing victory because of split opposition votes.
A five-cornered fight is taking place in Batu Kitang, which has a sizeable Chinese electorate, between the DAP’s Abdul Aziz, PKR’s Voon Shiak Ni, BN’s Lo Khere Chiang, and two independent candidates.
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