Wilfred Yap: "It would indeed be most unfortunate if any GPS representative were to break rank"

KUCHING, Nov 28 2025: Kota Sentosa state assembly member (SLM) Wilfred Yap asserted that it is important for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) SLMs to maintain clear boundaries between official responsibilities, inter-state engagements, and electoral activities, especially during sensitive periods.

“This discipline is essential to preserving public trust and ensuring that GPS continues to be seen as a coalition that practices responsible, transparent, and mature governance,” he said in a statement.

Wilfred Yap:  All GPS elected representatives must remain focused on their foremost responsibility, serving the people of Sarawak.  

“It would indeed be most unfortunate if any GPS representative were to break rank, as such actions could undermine both the coalition’s credibility and the trust of the rakyat,” he said, without referring to any GPS SLM in particular.

However,it can be deduced that he is referring to Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Tiong King Sing, who is also Bintulu MP and Dudong SLM, who was in Merotai, Sabah, recently, and according to his Facebook post, he was giving support to a PH candidate Ruji Ubi.

Tiong also said he was in Sabah as the federal minister of tourism, arts and culture.

PDP deputy president Henry Harry Jinep was on record as warning to party members that disciplinary action would be taken against them if they were found to be involved in the Sabah state election.

The Youth wings of PBB, SUPP and PRS also issued statements separately, saying that Tiong was not a representative of GPS in Sabah, but in his personal capacity as the federal minister.

Yap reaffirmed his full support for the clear position taken by GPS that it will not interfere in the ongoing Sabah state elections.

He said Sabah, like Sarawak, is a partner within the federation of Malaysia and fully entitled to conduct its own democratic processes without external involvement.

“GPS has always upheld the principle of "Sarawak First" and as an elected representative of GPS, I stand firmly behind this principle,” he said.

“At the same time, all GPS elected representatives must remain focused on our foremost responsibility, serving the people of Sarawak and supporting the policies outlined by Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg.

“Sarawak is progressing because of our unity, and it is this unity that enables us to achieve stability, growth, and development for all Sarawakians,” he said that "Four for one, and one for Four" must be GPS’ rallying call and “we must show our words through action.”