Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Dr George Chan is all for its senior leaders voluntarily stepping down at the triennial general assembly.

This is to enable the party to revamp itself with the active and dominant participation of young leaders, he explained in a statement.

azlan “The recent election debacle sustained by our party has awakened all of us to the fact that we ought to completely revamp our party in order to bring in new life, new vitality, new dynamism and new image,” he said.

“In this connection I would like to urge all the top-level leaders particularly those who lost in the recent state election to voluntarily step aside to make way for the younger leaders  to  take  over the party leadership.”

This echoes a call two days ago by party deputy secretary-general Wong Soon Koh, who has said he will not defend his post.

Chan said senior leaders must set aside their personal feelings and agendas if the revamp is to take place. Once they relinquish their roles, they could serve in an advisory capacity to support younger leaders.

“Only then can our party be rejuvenated and revived. Only then can we move forward with new strength to meet all future challenges and to win back the people’s confidence in our party.”

Apart from Chan, other leaders who lost in the April 16 state elections were treasurer-general David Teng Lung Chi, vice-president Tiong Thai King, Youth leader Sih Hua Tong and central committee members Andy Chia and Tan Joo Phoi.

Many had held on to sibu by election 070510 wong soon koh their posts, in spite of the party’s poor results in the 2006 state elections. This proved costly as the SUPP lost 13 of the 19 seats it contested last month.

Wong (right) , the State Minister of Public Health and Environment, has also said he will not seek re-election for the Bawang Assan state seat.

His main task, for now, he said, will be to work closely with young leaders elected at the party’s general assembly.