PENAMPANG: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Penampang Youth Chief Datuk Ceasar Mandela Malakun advised Moyog assemblyman Datuk Darrel Leiking to stop blaming others for the flood problems here.
He said the flooding was the result of failure by Darrel to address the matter for decades and to start taking responsibility.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});He said it is ironic that Darrel has suddenly become an expert on Penampang’s flood problems which for nearly a decade he failed to address as Member of Parliament for Penampang from 2013 to 2022, including tenure as a Federal Minister from 2018 to 2020.
“For 10 years, the people of Penampang and Moyog entrusted him with their mandate. Instead of focusing on real solutions, he wasted his time playing politics, making excuses and pointing fingers,” Caesar said.
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“Now that he is no longer in Parliament, he (Darrel) suddenly pretends to care,” said Ceasar in a statement.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Ceasar said Unlike Darrel, current MP Datuk Ewon Benedick has been tirelessly working to fix the problems left behind by Warisan’s failure.
“Since taking office, Ewon has actively engaged with the relevant authorities to push for real flood mitigation solutions, something Darrel failed to do.”
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Ceasar said the people of Penampang and Moyog deserve better than a leader who “only shows up during election season to point fingers”.
“It is time for him to step aside and let real leaders take charge, leaders who work, not just talk,” he said.