Adenan said there was no need for the Malay nationalist party in Sarawak as the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was already well-represented there. ― Bernama pic

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem vowed he will resign if Umno sets up branches in the Borneo state.

The president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) said there was no need for the Malay nationalist party in Sarawak as the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was already well-represented there, The Borneo Post reported today.

"As long as I am the chief minister, they will not come here. If they do come here and set up their branches, I will resign," he was quoted as saying.

Adenan reportedly said that Umno now had a presence in Sabah because the BN coalition in the sister Borneo state was weak, adding that it was not the case in Sarawak.

Adenan has been reiterating his pledge to keep the hornbill state free of Umno as Sarawak heads to the polls May 7, which is seeing a steady influx of politicians from the BN’s biggest party nationally.