The last-ditch effort is necessary following the call by PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim for SAPP not to contest in Batu Sapi to pave the way for the PKR to take on the ruling coalition in a straight fight.
Speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby yesterday, Anwar announced that PKR would field a candidate in the Batu Sapi by-election.
SAPP, a Sabah-based party, had earlier indicated its intention to put up a candidate and would announce its candidate on Saturday.
BN will announce its candidate from PBS in Sandakan on Sunday.
When asked about the meeting, SAPP deputy president Eric Majimbun (left) said SAPP's door is always open for discussions for the common good of the people and the state.
"We welcome them to see us. We are ready for the talks. We want to listen to their views especially the possible cooperation to face the mighty BN in the Batu Sapi by-election," he told Bernama today.
However, he said, the SAPP supreme council had already made its decision to field a candidate in the by-election and that it was unlikely that the party would reverse its decision for now.
"SAPP is a local-based party... if we cannot contest in Sabah, where else can we contest? So, we hope that Pakatan Rakyat understands our situation," he said...more on Bernama
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