Monday 20 May 2013

CHANNELLED FUND TO STATE GOVERNMENT




     
     
KOTA KINABALU : Former chief minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak has called for federal funds, earmarked for Sabah, to be channelled to the state government to ensure the smooth implementation of projects allocated to the state.

In making the call, he said there was a need to adopt a different approach, particularly with funds for infrastructure, housing, agriculture or rural development projects for the good of the people and the state.
   
Salleh, who is also Sabah Umno Liaison Deputy Chairman, said this was inline with the concept of the federal system whereby more delegation and decentralisation of authority should be implemented.

"Sabah bureaucracy is capable of handling the implementation (of the earmarked projets)," he told Bernama, here, today.
   
The Sabah Legislative Assembly Speaker was commenting on the recent statement by Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud who wanted all Sarawak members of parliament appointed to the federal government to resolve the state’s infrastructure development issues which were unique, compared to those in the peninsula.

On the appointment of six representives from Sabah as ministers in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's new federal cabinet line-up, Salleh believed that Sabahans were expecting these ministers to effectively implement the various projects earmarked for the state.

Sabah, a Barisan Nasional (BN) stronghold, is represented in the federal cabinet by Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (Minister of Rural and Regional Development), Datuk Seri Anifah Aman (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili (Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water), Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (Minister in the Prime Minister's Department), Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan (Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government) and Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin (Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation).

The Deputy Ministers who represent Sabah are Datuk Mary Yap (Ministry of Education), Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri (Ministry of Defence), Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (Ministry of Works) and Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun (Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.

6 comments:

  1. Kerajaan pusat memperuntukkan sejumlah RM23.2 bilion dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10, termasuk RM7 bilion pada tahun lalu, untuk pelaksanaan pelbagai projek pembangunan, pendidikan dan kesihatan di Sabah.

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  2. Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Musa Aman, berkata ini adalah bukti keprihatinan kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) membela nasib rakyat Sabah dan penduduknya akan terus menikmati kemajuan seiring kemajuan negara.

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  3. "Ini betapa besar peruntukan kerajaan BN, parti yang berjuang bela nasib rakyat. Bukan parti pembangkang terutama Parti Keadilan Rakyat, PAS yang datang Sabah mengatakan... kesian orang Sabah, parti BN tidak buat apa-apa dan tidak bagi peruntukan untuk Sabah," katanya.

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  4. Menyalur Dana perseketuan kepada kerajaan Negeri dan
    dikendali sendiri oleh birokrasi Negeri itu ada lah satu idea yang sepatutnya
    baik lagi ideal

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  5. Jabatan2
    dibawah kelolahan negeri, saperti JKR, Jabatan Air, Jabatan Pertanian, Jabatan Parit Dan Saliran dan lain Jabatan
    dapat memainkan peranan yang lebih aktif
    dan secara terus kerana Jabatan-Jabatan ini lebih peka tentang keadaan dan lokasi prasarana yang akan dilaksanakan.

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  6. Apa lagi bilamana satu agensi tempatan, ia itu Jabatan Pembangunan Negeri Sabah (unit
    Penyelarasan Perlaksanaan JPM) yang dikatakan mengambil
    alih bidang kuasa dari Jabatan Pembangunan Perseketuan Sabah(JPPS) untuk menyelaras dan mentadbir Dana
    tersebut sebelum ia nya diagih-agihkan kepada jabatan2 yang berkenaan.

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