KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pesaka Bumiputers Bersatu (PBB) has no plans to leave Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the upcoming Sarawak by-election.
PBB senior vice-president Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the GPS alliance will continue to cooperate closely with BN and all relevant parties to develop Sarawak.
"Since we left BN, we are friendly to the Federal government.
"And now we are working closely with Perikatan Nasional that consist of parliamentarians from Bersatu, Pas, Umno and also other BN component parties.
"What is important for us is to focus on Sawarak's development and our rights under the Malaysian Agreement 1963," he told the press after launching the Public Works Department (JKR) Strategic Plan 2021-2025 at Menara Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang here, today.
Fadillah who is also the GPS chief whip was asked if PBB will rejoin BN.
PBB will be facing the 12th Sarawak by-election with a new alliance, GPS which comprises three other parties; Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Parti Demokratik Progresif (PDP).
PBB left BN shortly after the 14th General Election where the coalition lost to the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Fadillah was also asked on the PBB series of special conventions held in Sarawak which raised speculation that the state by-election will be held soon.
He said the convention which was supposed to be held earlier had to be moved to this month due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"We have decided to combine all four zones (north, south, central and Betong).
"Two days earlier, we held the convention in the south which comprises Miri, Limbang, Lawas, Baram and all the areas.
"The closing will be done at the Kuching zone. However, the convention does not relate to the state by-election at all," he said.
Fadillah said the matters of the General Election and state by-election are only known by the Prime Minister and Chief Minister respectively.
The 11th Sarawak State Assembly term will end in July 2021.