KUCHING: The suggestion made by Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan about a proposed New Malaysia Agreement should not even be mentioned, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (pic) said today.
He said the Malaysia Agreement 1963 that was agreed upon by the country’s forefathers was fundamental to the establishment of the country.
“What Tok Mat (Mohamad) proposed should not even be brought up. What we want is the implementation of the conditions enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the results of the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) report,” he said.
Speaking to the media after the presentation of sacrificial meat in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidiladha in Gedong, around 90 kilometres from here today, he said that most of the conditions in MA63 have been eroded and negotiations are being conducted between the federal government, Sabah and Sarawak to restore the conditions.
“We don’t need to make a new agreement. If it’s a new agreement, it means you invalidate the old agreement. If you invalidate the old agreement, then the formation of Malaysia would be questioned,” he said.
Mohamad had voiced a suggestion that Sabah BN proposes a New Malaysia Agreement as a more concrete way forward to realising the rights and demands of the state in MA63 during his speech at the Sabah BN convention on July 2.
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