THE EMPTY promise of the
Barisan Nasional (BN) kept on surfacing all over Sabah now. The promises were
never being fulfilled and the hope of the people fallen into pieces. In Sabah
there are many promised development projects remained as empty fields, and it
is typical like this one in Telipok near the Kota Kinabalu City.
The promised primary school
(SK) with 30 classrooms and the secondary school (SMK) with 36 classrooms are
huge schools next to each other on a plot of land situated in the Kota Kinabalu
Industrial Park (KKIP).
These schools were supposed
to be constructed and completed under the program of the 9th Malaysia Plan.
Very unfortunately, until today they are still remains as something on the
drawing board. The sign board is still standing high after the launching
ceremony, and now some parts of the sign board had fallen off.
The Education Ministry has
done nothing since the commencement date on July 2009, and until now there is
nothing on the ground, The completion date supposed to be on August 2011 is
well over. The question is what happened to the approved school projects, and
where are the two contractors who were awarded the projects?
The people in Telipok
brought the KK MP Hiew King Cheu and Edward Ewol Mujie to visit the empty site
where the two huge schools were supposed to be built. They saw only plenty of
grass, a broken sign board and nothing on the ground.
The peole said they have
been very patient to wait for the completion of the school for the children to
study there, but now it seem that their hope has been broken due to the
incompletion of the schools. They have to send their children further away to
some far away schools. This also cost them time and money.
They said now we are in the
Mid-10th Malaysia Plan, they just don’t know when the school projects are going
to start work. The Education Ministry doesn’t care about these two schools
which is vital to the students and parents in and near the Kampongs along Jalan
Korowot.
There are many school
children who need these nearby new schools. The people are moving back into the
new housing built by the KKIP and it is going to have a large number of
students here soon.
The KK MP Hiew said that the
Federal Ministry of Education had made the plan and why they did not
implemented it to complete the schools. The simple explanation could be that
the government has no money to even start the school project.
What will be the other
reasons that couldn’t be solved to get the job started after that many
years? The government has failed the
people again and again and this only telling the people that simply they could
not deliver and had failed totally.
Edward Mujie, the Sabah DAP
Vice chair on the other hand said that the BN government is good in lies and
empty promises, because after the election the promises will automatically
became unfulfilled and forgotten. It is dangerous for the people to continue to
listen to this type of lies and “Bull-shit”! We want some actions to be taken
and not always telling our folks “no problem and we will start work”! This time
the people will not believe in BN’s lies and empty promises any more
The 9th MP plan are almost 95% completed, these Primary School and High School next to KKIP must be the few which haven't been completed yet. Hope that the government will do their best to fulfill all the projects under the 9th MP.
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Sekarang sudah masuk RMK-10. harap semuanya akan siap 100% menjelang 2015 dan tiada lagi projek yang terbengkalai ataupun langsung tidak dilaksanakan.
DeleteThe Federal Ministry of Education needs to monitor the school construction projects to ensure that it was completed in time. This is so that the local students will be able to enjoy the education the schools may provide once it was opened.
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setiap projek yang dirancang kena dipastikan ia berjalan dgn lancar, jgn ada projek yang terbengkalai.
ReplyDeleteprojek terbengkalai hnya merugikan. setiap kontraktor kena dipantau dan kenakan tindakan jika tidak dpt laksanakan tugas dgn baik.
DeleteGovernment should have urged the contractors to do their job
ReplyDeleteThe contractors in charged of the project should be black listed and be fine. Its about time for the government to assign new contractors for the project and ensure that the contractors are doing their job.
DeleteApa sebenarnya punca projek in terbengkalai? Kenal pasti masalah tersebut dan ambil tindakan yang sewajarnya. Pembaziran harus dielakkan.
ReplyDeleteJika disebabkan masalah peruntukan, seharusnya dana itu sudah ada sebelum projek dimulakan. Kontraktor juga kena bertanggungjawab dengan kerja mereka. Jangan buat kerja main cincai saja.
ReplyDeleteSaya yakin BN akan melaksanakan janji mereka ini kepada penduduk.
ReplyDeleteI believe the people in Sabah know that unlike the opposition, BN makes and keeps their promises
DeleteBN govt was concerned, every promise made to the people would be fulfilled
ReplyDeleteperlu juga di siasat kenapa projek itu terbengkalai.. pasti ada sebab lain selain berkaitan dengan kesungguhan kerajaan.. mungkin sebab masalah pemilikan tanah dan mungkin juga sebab bantahan pihak tertentu sebagaimana projek2 kerajaan sebelum ini yang banyak menerima bantahan terutamanya dari pihak pembangkang..
ReplyDeleteThe people must remain united in order to effectively voice their needs to the government, said Sabah Deputy Chief Minister, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.
ReplyDeleteThe PBS President said that the government was very perceptive to the needs of the people and wished to protect their interests. However, to enable the government to help the people, it was important that they remained united in voicing their needs.
ReplyDeleteOur unity will make us stronger in voicing our views and concerns. The government is also always listening to the people and would do all it can to fulfill their development needs.
ReplyDeleteHe added that the theme of the festival “Love for Culture Creates a Caring Society” was apt as culture was also the fabric of society. A decay in culture would also cause the society to break down.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Maximus Ongkili said Kota Marudu residents had plenty to be thankful for as the district was steadily experiencing development.
ReplyDeleteDevelopment had progressively taken place compared to the time the area was a backwater with hardly any commercial centres 30 years ago.
ReplyDeleteOver the years, basic and important amenities such as road, electricity, water, housing and schools have been made available in almost all villages.
ReplyDeleteKota Marudu had also been earmarked for development for agriculture, aquaculture, farming and agro-based industries, which are set to further develop the district.
ReplyDeleteThe latest programmes include prawn cultivation, which has been identified as an Entry Point Project under the National Key Economic Areas for Kota Marudu and Pitas, while a project for induced spawning of sea cucumber was also being conducted.
ReplyDeleteAside from these, a private local company had also shown interest to rear oyster at the Marudu Bay, which has been tested and proven as conducive for oyster rearing.
ReplyDeleteOnce it takes off, this project is expected to provide 1,000 jobs for locals including fishermen, he added.
ReplyDeleteHis ministry, he said, was also conducting scientific research in cooperation with various universities to develop and sustainably manage Marudu Bay, including training locals to participate in eco-tourism to uplift their income.
ReplyDeleteDr. Ongkili also said that development was obvious in Kota Marudu as there were now more commercial activities taking place and traffic jams are also being experienced in the town area due to increase in number of residents and vehicles.
ReplyDeleteHowever, he said, there was of course still areas that needed attention for development as well as in meeting people’s needs.
ReplyDeleteAs such, it is imperative that we remain united and strong to work together hand in hand with the government in developing Kota Marudu.
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