SANDAKAN: The State Government must take more effective action to deal with the electricity and water supply problems which are becoming increasingly critical at the moment.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) Sabah Chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee, who is also Beluran Member of Parliament, said previously the problem only occurred in rural areas but, lately, happening in urban areas including the State Capital.
He said in fact, even more seriously a few days ago, the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) was also not spared from experiencing water supply disruptions.
“The failure of the State Government to deal with the disruption of such important supplies is embarrassing and damaging for the image of Sabah as a state of investment and tourism,” he said in a statement here Thursday.
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He said the State Government should have a good plan to overcome the problems that make life uncomfortable for the people in Sabah.
“The people of Sabah will certainly like to see the Madani Federal Government and the Sabah Maju Jaya Government be more attentive and take effective action to deal with the problems of electricity and water supply disruptions that are currently plaguing Sabah” “The current critical disruption of electricity and water supplies is due to the failure of the State Government to manage and take actions that have been identified for a long time,” he said.
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