Aziz had earlier today urged Sabah Umno to keep the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government intact but only as long as PPBM did not betray Umno again.
Aziz said Sabah Umno had been magnanimous despite PPBM, which spearheads the GRS government, rewarding independent assemblymen who contested against Barisan Nasional candidates in last year’s state election with strategic positions in the state.
Fairuz questioned the timing in bringing up the issue of PPBM’s sincerity and honesty to Umno, accusing Aziz of having a habit of “fuelling the fire”.
“How can he say Sabah PPBM betrayed Umno to the extent they needed to be magnanimous in order to save the state?
“Umno candidates who lost in the Sabah elections were also named as nominated assemblymen. So, where does the issue of dishonesty and insincerity come from?
“This is not the first time I have told him to think first before making any statement,” he said in response to Aziz’s Facebook remarks.
Aziz had said he believed the Umno Supreme Council, in deciding to sever ties with PPBM in the next general election (GE15), had considered the level of sincerity and honesty of PPBM, which was disappointing, after appointing these independent assemblymen to important and strategic posts in the state.
“But we chose to forgive despite being betrayed because we promised the people to save this state from all that was done by the Warisan-Pakatan Harapan government,” he said.
Previously, Fairuz, who is also Pintasan assemblyman, had also told Aziz off over his claims that PPBM had lured Umno members to switch parties in Sabah.
On Umno not working with PPBM in GE15, Fairuz said “it was fine” if that was the eventual decision by Umno but what was important in Sabah was that GRS was formed on the basis of cooperation between Umno and PPBM.
PBS is also part of the GRS government.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for him (Aziz) to become the thorn that continues to prick the unity within GRS as the road for the coalition is still long.
“It’s better that as long as we are together under GRS, we focus on helping with efforts to revive Sabah from the effects of Covid-19.
“Let’s complement the state government’s efforts. But if we can’t afford to, just be silent instead of making noise,” Fairuz said.