Sole independent legislator likely to find home in SPDP

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Sarawak's sole independent assembly representative Wong Judat is expected to find a home in the State BN through the newly-registered Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP).

He has applied to join SPDP and although the party is putting his application on hold, his chances appeared brighter this week.

Malaysiakini understands that the majority of the SPDP top leaders are in favour of admitting the independent legislator from Meluan. Even its grassroots, particularly those in the Iban areas, are requesting the party leadership to admit Judat.

A senior leader of SPDP who declined to be named told malaysiakini today that it would be a matter of time before Judat ( photo ) is admitted into the party. He argued that as Meluan is a former Sarawak National Party (Snap) seat, there is no reason why its representative should not be admitted into SPDP as the party is now recognised by the Sarawak BN as the new Snap.

State BN chief and Chief Minister Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud did not seem to have any objection. Asked on Judat's case on Tuesday, he was quoted in the Borneo Post as saying that he would leave it to the SPDP leadership to decide the outcome of Wong Judat's application to join the party.

"When Taib did not say "no", that is good enough for us in SPDP to make a decision and I'm sure we will make a right decision taking into consideration Judat's popularity in his constituency", he added.

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