163 SPF members join STAR, 18,400 to follow suit
PRESS RELEASE KOTA KINABALU: State Reform Party (STAR) reaped a bounty yesterday (Sunday) when 163 leaders and members of the now defunct Sabah People’s Front (SPF) at a luncheon at Mayflower restaurant along Jalan Bundusan here. In welcoming their entry, Sabah STAR Chairman, Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, said that the members of SPF were very disappointed for having been played out to the point that they lost their political platform when it was taken over by other people. SPF was somehow taken over by a Sarawak group and its name was changed to Sarawak Workers’ Party. “Now that we are about to face the 13 th general election which is expected to be held anytime soon, we warmly welcome the entry of the former leaders and members of SPF,” Jeffrey said. “We pledge that they will be given the opportunity to be at the forefront of STAR’s struggle. We call upon them to consider STAR as their new home where they will be with the oth