PSB president Wong Soon Koh, who is also state opposition leader, said Abang Johari has the party’s full support to address Sarawakians’ needs and fulfil the goals set out under the Post Covid-19 Development Strategies 2030 (PCDS 2030).

“We, the leaders and members of PSB, have decided to set aside our differences and rally behind the premier and prime minister to enable them to accomplish what they’ve set out to do for our country.

“They have our full support for the betterment of our country,” he said in a speech at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Progressive Democratic Party here.

When asked if this means he would be stepping down as state opposition leader, the seven-term Bawang Assan assemblyman simply said: “Time will tell. We are going through a process.”

PDP, which is led by Tiong King Sing, is a member of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition while PSB is the opposition in Sarawak.

Wong and Tiong signed the MoU on the two parties’ collaboration after both party presidents gave their speeches.

Wong served as Sarawak’s second finance minister for 15 years. He was formerly a member of the GPS component, the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP), but was sacked in 2014.

PSB had contested against GPS in the 2021 Sarawak elections, managing to win four of the 82 seats up for grabs. It currently has three seats after Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How left the party last year.

With Sarawak DAP only winning two seats in the state polls, this made PSB the biggest opposition party in the state assembly.

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