PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin today branded Adenan Satem as an "Umno lackey" amid the Sarawak chief minister's vow to resign if Umno made its foray into the state's political scene.

"Adenan Satem should resign already if he claims that Umno is not in Sarawak. Isn’t Adenan working under Najib Abdul Razak, the president of Umno?

"The president of PBB is just another BN-Umno lackey who lacks the courage to solve problems like land grab issues and (former Sarawak chief minister) Abdul Taib Mahmud's related scandals," she claimed in a statement today.

Zuraida accused Adenan of engaging in a popularity stunt and slammed him for barring opposition's elected representatives from coming to the state.

"If indeed Adenan Satem was serious in self-governing without interference from Peninsular Malaysia, he should also ban all BN politicians from entering Sarawak.

"Why the double standard to only ban opposition and NGO leaders?" she said.

She added that Sarawak, which was rich in oil, was still lagging behind other states after more than half a century under BN rule.

"Sarawak is rich in natural resources and biodiversity. There is no reason for Sarawakians to give the mandate to BN to rule over Sarawak this time," she said.