Tuesday 15 March 2011

NOT FAIR FOR SABAHAN TO BE 2ND CLASS CITIZEN!



THE ADDITIONAL question raised by the Kota Kinabalu Member of Parliament Hiew King Cheu during the question and answer session in Parliament on the 10th March last week received a written reply from the minister.

This question was raised following a question asked by the Batu Sapi Member on the reason why the Ring road project in Sandakan under the previous Malaysia Plan 8 and 9 did not proceed as it was planned.

Hiew asked the Minister of Works whether he has the time to come to Sabah to see for himself the real bad condition of the roads in Sabah which needed immediate attention, and whether there are other road projects under the 8th and 9th Malaysia Plan which had not proceeded as plan.

Assistance Minister of Works, Dato’ Yong Khoon Seng answered in Parliament that he is from Sarawak and he knows well about the condition of the roads in Sabah. He will give a written reply on Hiew’s question raised.

In his written reply, he said that there is no project under the 8th and 9th Malaysia Plan within the Ministry of Works has failed to be completed within the 5 years Plan.

The policy of the government on all development projects especially on road building and upgrading of the roads are given due consideration on the financial capability (cash flow) and based on the progress of each project during the 5 years Plan.

When some projects involving huge sum of money, they are needed to be carried in stages and in phases. This is because the financial planning of the government must be fair and well distributed throughout the nation.

On the part of the uncompleted projects under a 5 years Malaysian Plan, these will be continued in the following plan. For example the project on the upgrading of the road from Kota Belud to Langkon in Sabah is placed under the 9th Plan and it is only for the purpose of feasibility study and design only.

The physical work will only start in the 10th Malaysia Plan until the design is completed and the land acquisition process is done under the 9th Plan. This is a common scenario involving all government projects that are launched in the country and including those under the Ministry of Works.

Hiew viewed the cases in Sabah that he feels the Federal Government is not putting emphasis and effort to ensure all urgent development projects are carried out immediately.

Without good road system in Sabah, we will not be able to progress together with other states in Malaysia. Many feel that Sabah is at least 15 years behind the Semenanjung if not more. In fact we should be given top priority in all development instead of falling at the end of the pipe line, especially on the funding of all projects.

The answer from the Minister already told us that the progress of a project is based on the financial capability of the government. That means we usually don’t get our share of the money and may be last. Just ask how long the Sabahan can remain silent on this type of treatment. We are equal partner but without the equal treatment, are we the ‘Second-Class’ citizens?

15 comments:

  1. Rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak sepatutnya mempunyai hak yang sama rata dengan rakyat di Semenanjung.

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  2. Jangan lagi meminggirkan rakyat Sabah dan Sarawak. Jangan lagi menganggap kita sebagai rakyat kelas kedua.

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  3. Kalo mcm tu bg la peruntukan, upgrade Sabah ni. Tp kalo sudah dapat peruntukan jangan salah guna pla.

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  4. harap keperluan rakyat dan pembangunan di Sabah akan sentiasa dilakukan untuk memajukan Sabah.

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  5. When will ever Sabah and Sarawak be on par with other states in Malaysia...

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  6. Government should prioritize to develop Sabah and Sarawak for the time being.

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  7. chief minister of Sabah will ensure that Sabah will be one of Malaysia’s richest states by 2015. and so far about one-third of the budget of RM3.1 billion has been allocated to finance the infrastructure and utilities projects.

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  8. setiap negeri kena dilayan dgn adil. jgnlah kita wujudkan jurang antara sabah dan sarawak dgn semenanjung.

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  9. Peruntukkan sepatutnya adalah sama bagi sabah sarawak dan semenanjung. Tapi lihat sekarang, peruntukkan Sabah hanya sama seperti negeri perlis..Mungkin memang tidak cukup untuk membangunkan sabah negeri yang besar ini. Apa pun kerajaan negeri akan cuba yang terbaik untuk membangunkan negeri ini walaupun peruntukkan tidak begitu mencukupi.

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  10. Sabah merupakan penerima kedua tertinggi selepas Sarawak, iaitu sebanyak RM100 juta, bagi Projek Infrastruktur Awam (PIA) di seluruh negara. Perkara ini dijelaskan sendiri oleh Ketua Menteri Sabah, Musa Hj. Aman, ketika berucap melancarkan Majlis Pengundian Projek Penyelenggaraan Infrastruktur Awam dan Projek Infrastruktur Asas Daerah Sandakan di Dewan Sri Libaran, dekat sini.


    Diharap peruntukan ini dapat menaik tarafkn Sabah.

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  11. Of course we should be treated as 1st class citizens!

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  12. It's definitely not fair to us, Sabah and Sarawak are suppose to be equal partners when we enter Malaya.

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  13. Memang tidak wajar kita dilayan begitu.

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