KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will be organising a convention scheduled to take place on 19 April at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK).
GPS Secretary-General Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the convention, the first since GPS was established in 2019, will focus on the achievements of the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030.
“Representatives from all four GPS component parties will be invited to attend the convention, although the total number of delegates has yet to be finalised,” he said.
He told reporters this after the GPS Supreme Council meeting held at the Sarawak headquarters of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) on Saturday.
The meeting was chaired by Sarawak Premier and GPS Chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg.
Dato Sri Alexander also disclosed that a main organising committee will be formed to ensure the smooth running of the convention, with Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas appointed as its chairman.
According to him, the deputy chairperson posts will be held by the presidents of the GPS component parties, namely Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Parti Demokratik Progresif (PDP) and Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak (SUPP).
Also present at the meeting were Sarawak Deputy Premiers Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and Datuk Amar Professor Dr Sim Kui Hian. -UKASnews
Reporter: Nur Nabilla
Translator: Uilson Ng
Photographer: Jaed Tepus