Kota Kinabalu: Parti Warisan on Wednesday reminded Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sabah to choose its partners for the 17th State Election (PRN17) carefully in view of “mounting discontent by Sabahans over continuous impediments faced by Sabah”.
Among the challenges are in relation to MA63, 40pc entitlement, annual development funding and more recently, the “kickbacks scandal” allegedly involving some Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) assemblymen.
Advertisement“I believe PH Sabah leaders Datuk Ewon Benedict, Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe and Datuk Christina Liew who were part of the (Warisan) State Cabinet in 2018-2020 still remember how our President, Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, displayed strength of leadership and accountability on matters relating to the State’s interests and to personally handle any criticism from the opposition.
“PH Sabah leaders also had open, direct access to Shafie and there was no need to arrange for a dinner to explain any controversial issue (including the heinous slander that Warisan is pro-PTI).
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“And for PH Sabah to readily accept explanation from Hajiji during the said dinner is unbelievable,” she said in a statement, Wednesday.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Norfaizah also urged PH Sabah to match the commitment shown by Warisan and its leaders, Shafie and Datuk Darell Leiking, in curbing corruption in the State by demanding GRS/Hajiji to place senior officers from MACC in State Governmental offices and to allow them full access to do inspection.
“Under WarisanPlus, Sabah made the history by becoming the first State in Malaysia to place a senior officer from MACC in the Chief Minister’s Office and it is rather unfortunate that the change of Government in 2020 prevented placement of officers in other State Governmental offices.”
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});She said numerous complaints have been made by Sabahans on land grabbing and illegal logging.
“This is what Warisan will do if the people give us the mandate to form the new State Government because corruption, especially within the district level, had been causing much trouble to the Sabahans,” she said.