THE PROPOSAL to upgrade and
amend the Sabah Local Government By-Laws, Enactments, and the Ordinances were
not even being mentioned in the State Assembly sitting recently.
This comes as a surprise and
disappointment to all because this was specifically brought up by the Assistant
Minister Datuk Edward Yong Ooi Fah previously in the newspaper that the
government will submit to amend and upgrade the outdated By-laws, Enactments
and ordinances in the July assembly sitting.
This amendment is required
to replace the outdated sets of rules and laws, and this amendment actually is
much needed in the present day to facilitate and to bring about modern town
planning, building construction in the development sectors.
This will also enhance and
improve our living quality and its environment, and to minimize the associated
problems brought along by rapid development especially in the major towns and
cities.
The old sets of rules and
laws are no longer equiped to cope with the matters arising nowadays and it is
high time that the Sabah Government is to look into amending the various acts.
The two and a half days of
the State Assembly sitting is just aiming to get through to pass the
supplementary bill of approving a sum of RM430 million for the use of the
government and to pass the KK water front bill.
The question is why there
are so many pressing issues were not brought up and yet there is no mention in
anyway. The amendment and upgrading of the Local Government laws is a typical
example, although it was confirmed by the Assistant Minister that the
amendments to the particular Acts will be put forward in the July sitting.
This was not being given a
chance at all and this reflects the inability of the people who are in charge,
and it shows the inefficiency in executing their entrusted role to discharge
their duties towards the people. We know that it is important but they just
don’t want to do it.
The question now is why a
state assembly sitting just lasted a few days, and yet there are so many other
things to be discussed, like upgrading our state laws, enactments, and
ordinances. The one thing we know is that the BN government in Sabah may be
interesting to get the RM430 million out and get ready for the incoming general
election.
The BN Sabah Government has
failed the people of Sabah for many counts, and this is another example to
prove that they do not put the people’s interest in the first position. The
type of slack attitude and manner towards the important matters which is
affecting everyone in Sabah is not even being taken as priority, and who can we
entrust them to continue to run our state government.
They have failed the people
in many ways like, poverty, no industry, bad infrastructure, low tourism
development, high influx of illegal immigrants, rapid growth of population, low
job opportunities, brain drains, and bad economy etc. (DAP Media).
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