PBS Secretary-General, Joniston Bangkuai.
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) President Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili is expected to focus on the way forward for the State’s oldest local political entity when he officiates the party’s 35th Annual Delegates Conference virtually tomorrow (June 17).
Secretary-General, Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, said the party President would also likely touch on the rejuvenation process in the party, the need to uphold political values on integrity and principles, as well as on current issues.
Formed in 1985 with Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan as its founding president, PBS is the oldest surviving political party in Sabah and ruled the State from 1985 to 1994.
Despite the numerous challenges faced by PBS over the years, including defections of its elected representatives to other parties, the party continues to be represented, both in Parliament and in the State Assembly.
The virtual conference would be attended by 640 delegates from 57 divisions, which have successfully held their respective annual general meetings, as well as Supreme Council Members, and from the Youth and Wanita wings.
Bangkuai said the delegates’ conference would begin with the Youth Movement meeting, followed by that of the Women Movement, and culminate with the main conference in the afternoon.
“Delegates would be attending the conference virtually from their respective divisions in compliance with the MCO 3.0 Standard Operation Procedure (SOP),” he said.
Bangkuai said the conference would also see the president launching the party’s newly-developed online membership application Apps
