Batang Ai: Why not Jabu try to sabong bloggers? ;)

Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu fired another salvo at Dayak bloggers today - this time describing them as instigators who “sabong” (pit) BN leaders against each other in the hope of weakening the coalition.

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“They are really specialists in that arena - ‘sabong people’” he told a press conference in Batang Ai this morning before starting his campaign for the day.

Dayak bloggers have been very active writing about the ‘weaknesses’ and ‘faults’ of the state government. Recently the spat between Jabu and PRS president James Masing over certain billboards was also highlighted by the bloggers.

Jabu who is PBB deputy president was said to be unhappy when he saw that certain billboards did not carry the symbols of other BN component parties. The billboards feature only the PRS symbol and photos of its leaders.

According to a PRS source, Jabu confronted Masing over the matter, asking why other symbols of BN components were excluded. Masing was said to have explained that in certain areas, like Salcra oil palm schemes, the PRS symbol was more effective.

Naturally, this did not go down well with Jabu who had been accused previously of running Salcra like his own private entity.

When bloggers learned of the spat, they highlighted it and even described Jabu as being petty.