Kuala Lumpur: Sabah Members of Parliament have urged the Federal Government to review the cancellation of rural road (JALB) project tenders in the state to ensure the works proceed for the benefit of the people.
Penampang MP Datuk Ewon Benedick, who led a joint press conference here, also pressed Putrajaya to release remaining allocations to restore local contractors' revolving capital.
Ewon said 112 JALB projects nationwide face arrears in interim payments to contractors and land compensation amounting to RM259.503 million, with Sabah recording the worst backlog of RM118.84 million across 35 projects.
He said the Government's tender cancellations have hit 13 JALB projects in Sabah valued at RM1.716 billion, alongside the freezing of Letters of Acceptance (SST) affecting another seven state projects worth RM548.85 million.
The press conference was also attended by Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau, Kudat MP Datuk Verdon Bahanda, Kinabatangan MP Datuk Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar, Beaufort MP Datuk Siti Aminah Aching, and Libaran MP Datuk Suhaimi Nasir.
