PENAMPANG: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister, Datuk Ewon Benedick, urged Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Babagon alumni to continue playing an active role in helping develop Penampang.
The Penampang Member of Parliament said SK Babagon alumni with various educational backgrounds can contribute their expertise and suggestions for the progress of this district, particularly the local community.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});He said the school’s alumni are important assets who can contribute to economic, agricultural, educational and social development in Penampang.
“Use the cooperative approach to develop land in this area for agriculture and tourism.
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“I hope this effort will bring more benefits to local residents and create a positive impact on the district’s economic development,” he said, when officiating the SK Babagon Alumni event at Riverside View, Kg. Babagon, here, Sunday.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Ewon also appreciated the initiative of the alumni committee led by Datuk Stephen Sampil in gathering former students of this school and establishing strategic cooperation with the school through a “Letter of Collaboration” aimed at helping develop education-related programmes at the school.
“This school has produced many quality alumni who have greatly benefited their respective villages and also Penampang and Sabah,” said Ewon.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Regarding educational development in Penampang, Ewon said he will continue his initiative of providing contributions to all primary and secondary schools in the area.
“Since 2023, we have allocated RM5, 000 annually to each primary school and RM10, 000 to each secondary school in Penampang.
Additionally, special education schools also receive RM10, 000 annually as an administration grant.
“This effort continues in 2024 and this year the grant presentation will be held at SK Theresa Inobong and SK Babagon will certainly be among the schools receiving this contribution,” he said.
Regarding the Penampang Development Master Plan 2024-2035, which Ewon conceptualised through field findings by the Sabah Institute for Development Studies and the Penampang Parliamentary Service Centre, it will be an important input for government development planning and implementation of each rolling plan in the district.
“In my first two years as Penampang MP, I have implemented several development initiatives for Penampang and Upper Penampang area, namely Mukim Babagon and Mukim Moyog.
“These include land surveying under the first Pantas Programme in Kg Togudon, conversion of Kg Babagon land reserve, construction of the Kg Timpangoh Babagon concrete bridge, Tamu Desa premises and various small-scale public facilities projects.
“I am confident that SK Babagon alumni can also help succeed development in Penampang, particularly in the entrepreneurship, tourism and agricultural sectors which are very suitable for the mukim here,” he said.