I hereby concede defeat of the N.19 Mambong State Seat to the BN candidate Datuk Dr. Jerip Susil at the 11th Sarawak State Elections held today. In this hotly contested election, I am proud to say that I had the best team I could ever wish for to help me in my campaign and I would like to sincerely thank them for all their efforts.
According to our unofficial tally, I had obtained the second place on the overall vote tally behind Datuk Dr. Jerip and in front of the PKR candidate Willie Mongin. Our combined votes would have given BN a run for their money, which means that the opposition should have contested Mambong in a direct fight.
Clearly, a three-corner fight benefited BN at the expense of the people’s wishes for change and reform. I hope this defeat is taken as a lesson for us all in the future.