Jugah and Ningkan both caused by personal greed, formed Malaysia. Jugah wanted to be Governor but later on settled as federal minister for Sarawak Affairs resident in Sarawak with no office in KL. How could a federal minister had no office in KL? This meant Jugah won't mind to be a puppet as long as he was compensated with a federal minister post.
Ningkan wanted to be Chief Minister badly because British worked behind the scenes to get members of Council Negri to support him.
Both Ningkan and Jugah could decide not to proceed with no Malaysia Plan if they wanted but they both lacked the foresight.
Infact, both Jugah and Ningkan had threatened the British and Malaya to scrap the Malaysia Plan if they could not get what they wanted. Ningkan wanted Jugah to be governor but Malaya was not in favour.
But Jugah later on destroyed Ningkan by leading Council Negri Members to petition to governor Tun Openg to dismiss Ningkan as chief minister. Thus led to a constitutional crisis.
Jugah knew a referendum won't work for Malaysia Plan because people were against the Malaysia Plan.
Voon Lee Shan
5 June 1963
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