CUTTING.....Prime
Minister Najib Razak (middle), together with Chief Minister Musa Aman (right)
and Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities (left) at the bridge
opening ribbon cutting ceremony
By : ELAINE MAH
SABAH has seen rapid
development under the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Razak, according to
Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Bernard Dompok. He said this
in his welcoming speech at the official opening of the Pagansakan Bridge and
the ground-breaking ceremony of the Natives Court Training Institute at Kampung
Inobong, Penampang.
The 84-metre long Pagansakan
Bridge cost RM9.05 million and is funded by the Federal Government.
Construction started in 2010 and the bridge was completed earlier this year. It
provides access across the river and is a real boon to around 2000 people.
“The bridge is a special
allocation from the Ministry of Finance. It is a gift to the Penampang people,”
said Prime Minister Najib Razak after he officiated the opening of the bridge.
“Development is not focused
on roads and bridges only. It includes the development of schools in Penampang
such as the Anglo Chinese School which cost RM11 million, and SMK Bahang, RM5.6
million,” Dompok added.
A secondary school in Kampung
Kipovo that will serve as a feeder to primary schools in upper Moyog has also
been included in the federal government’s development project next year.
“The Penampang District is
never left behind in terms of receiving development funding, whether it is from
the state government or the federal government,” said Chief Minister Musa Aman
at the same event.
Musa said that these funding
include the improvement of public facilities, the building of houses for the
poor and home assistance programs.
The rubber and palm oil
industries have also received funding allocations, according to Dompok. The
government has allocated funds for the purpose of replanting 1800 hectares of
land with rubber at the rate of RM13,000 per hectare,” said Dompok. (Insight
Sabah)
COMPLETED
....The new Pagansakan Bridge
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