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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee has denied rumours that members of parliament (MP) from the party would cross over to Pakatan Rakyat.

Yong said SAPP MPs were not among the 16 Sabah MPs who were rumoured to be crossing over to the opposition coalition Wednesday.

He, however, did not rule out such a possibility in the near future "if issues affecting Sabahans remained unresolved."

"At the moment, none of our MPs are crossing over. That should be the least of our concerns.

"The main concerns should be when are (the leadership) going to resolve the issues affecting Sabahans. "We have brought up this matter to the top leadership. Now they've got to act fast to show that they are taking this matter seriously," he told Bernama here Tuesday.

Yong did not say what were the issues affecting Sabahans, but did say that the "offer" from Pakatan Rakyat for Sabah MPs to cross over, was "attractive enough to encourage such a move".

Politicians in Sabah had been raising several issues in parliament over the past one week, including the need for a better representation in the federal cabinet as well as for the federal government to resolve the illegal immigrants issue.

Earlier, Yong, who is a former Sabah Chief Minister, met Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the parliament house.

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