Sabahans are now more politically matured and are demanding that the legitimate rights and autonomy of Sabah that were promised by the founding fathers of Malaysia be restored.
The people now realise that they have been fooled and cheated for the last 48 years resulting in Sabah being the poorest State in Malaysia and being completely powerless politically.
In addition, the revenues of Sabah of some RM22.7 billion in taxes in 2011 and its oil revenue of some RM15.0 billion in 2011 flowed out of Sabah.
If the 20-Points had been implemented and honoured, all these RM37.7 billion would have been collected and remained in Sabah. Even an equal apportion will result in at least RM18.8 billion being retained for Sabah’s infrastructure and human capital development.
The Prime Minister is naturally happy that UMNO/BN is in complete control of Sabah. But does he think that Sabahans are happy?
What about the issue of the illegal immigrants being granted dubious MyKads and citizenships that have swarmed the State and overwhelmed the local natives?
What about the reports over the past several weeks of foreigners killing local natives as reported in the local press?
Why has the Prime Minister not announced the formation of the RCI on the illegal immigrants issue that appears to have been approved by the Cabinet as hinted by several Ministers?
The unfair treatment of Sabah and the dilution of the State rights and autonomy and the lop-sided collection of oil revenue and other tax revenues from Sabah cannot be allowed to continue any longer.
Sabahans are not demanding for additional rights or to take away the rights from other parties but to restore the rights and autonomy that have been lost since 1963. Sabah is 1 of the 3 nation-states that formed Malaysia and should not be treated as 1 of 13 states.
If no action is taken, the problems will eventually lead to the break-up and demise of Malaysia.
STAR Sabah calls upon the Prime Minister to restore the rights of Sabah to save Sabah which is to save Malaysia before it is too late.
PM said his closed working relationship with Musa has resulted in his government bankrolling the Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (Sedia) which has more than 63 billion ringgit of investments in tourism, oil and gas, palm oil, agricultural, education, logistics and manufacturing.
ReplyDeleteIn eight years, Sabah will have a gross income of 110 billion ringgit which will give each Sabahan an average income of 32,400 ringgit. About 77.5 billion ringgit will come from the 31 projects known as entry point projects under Najib’s massive economic transformation programme. His government has targeted a yearly 9% economic growth for Sabah.
Diharapkan kerajaan Sabah akan mendapat persetujuan daripada kerajaan Persekutuan dalam isu mengembalikan hak dan autonomi untuk Sabah. Semoga pemimpin tempatan kita akan lantang bersuara untuk mengemukakan isu ini.
ReplyDeletepemimpin kita sentiasa bersuara untuk mempertahankan hak dan kepentingan sabah dalam malaysia.
DeleteDiharap PM sentiasa mendengar keluhan dan suara2 rakyat Sabah.
ReplyDeletehak dan kepentingan sabah harus dipelihara dan dipertahankan..
ReplyDeleteBN has need to do the best to serve the people well by giving more authority and rights.
ReplyDeletePerjuangan autonomy harus diteruskan.
ReplyDeleteMay be to consider 1 country 2 system.
ReplyDeleteCadangan ini boleh dipertimbangkan juga. Semoga Sabah memperolehi kuasa autonomy yang sepatut.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan Persekutuan harus memberi yang patut untuk orang Sabahan. Banyak system and kuasa didapati berat sebelah.
ReplyDeleteSabahan ingin hak2 dan kepentingan mereka dijaga, moga kerajaan persekutuan akan mendengar kata2 penduduk Sabah.
ReplyDeleteI trust the PM knows what is best for the people.
ReplyDeleteDatuk Najib must make the best think for Sabahan. Because if not will effect the support for BN.
ReplyDeleteNajib bukan satu2nya perdana menteri Malaysia sepanjang 48 tahun ini.. malah hanya selepas beliau mengambil alih jawatan perdana menteri, telah banyak perubahan kita saksikan yang mana sebelum ini tidak dilakukan oleh perdana menteri sebelum beliau..
ReplyDeleteSabah Barisan Nasional component parties have given themselves a week to put together a unified Terms of Reference (TOR) document on illegal immigrants before handing it over to the Federal government.
ReplyDeleteThe compilation will push for an immediate set-up of the much-awaited Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into illegal immigrants, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan who is also PBS president yesterday.
DeleteA working committee would be set up to gather views and suggestions from all the component parties on the objectives of the RCI and compile them into a consolidated Terms of Reference (TOR) before submitting the TOR to the top leadership, he said.
DeleteAccording to him, individually, the state Barisan parties had submitted their own TOR to the higher ups for consideration but the unified TOR is seen as the best way to speed up the formation of the RCI, which Opposition parties and NGOs here are also pushing for.
Delete“This will make our case stronger,” said Pairin.
Delete“There are no two ways about the united stand by the BN component parties in Sabah to the establishment of the RCI by the Government,” he said, after chairing the state BN citizenship sub-committee meeting here.
DeleteWhile the Prime Minister has yet to announce the formation, Pairin noted the state BN parties had faith that it was only a matter of time before the RCI is established.
Delete“We have no doubt the Federal cabinet has already agreed to the RCI. We expect the RCI to be set up immediately after the TOR is submitted,” he said.
DeletePairin pointed out no further debate was needed to highlight the negative implications of illegal immigrants in the state, adding the RCI would help resolve several key issues.
Delete“The obvious ones are the extraordinary increase of Sabah’s population, irregularities of issuance of identity cards (ICs) to foreigners and obtainment of ICs by illegal immigrants, with syndicates issuing such cards exposed in the past,” he said.
Delete“We need to protect the people from any uncertainty regarding their future especially sovereignty,” Pairin said.
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