KOTA KINABALU: Nominated assemblyman Datuk Roger Chin (pic) said the Federal Government has yet to meaningfully comply with the High Court judgment on Sabah’s 40 per cent revenue entitlement, despite 90 days having passed since the ruling.
In a statement on Wednesday, the former Sabah Law Society president said only one meeting had taken place, described as preliminary and focused on clarifying parameters rather than negotiating substance.
He said the meeting produced no agreement on quantum, methodology, data disclosure or timelines required to give effect to the court’s order.
Chin added that a second meeting scheduled for Dec 19, 2025, was postponed by the Federal Government and has yet to be rescheduled, with no explanation matching the urgency mandated by the court.
At the halfway point of the 180-day window set by the court, he said a single preliminary meeting followed by an open-ended postponement could not be characterised as good-faith compliance.
The absence of sustained, bona fide engagement, Chin warned, does not bode well for achieving compliance within the court-ordered timeframe.
He said, unless there is an immediate shift to regular, transparent and substantive negotiations, the risk of non-compliance – and further legal consequences – will continue to escalate.