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.
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.
ReplyDeleteKetua 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.
ReplyDelete"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.
ReplyDeleteMenyalur Dana perseketuan kepada kerajaan Negeri dan
ReplyDeletedikendali sendiri oleh birokrasi Negeri itu ada lah satu idea yang sepatutnya
baik lagi ideal
Jabatan2
ReplyDeletedibawah 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.
Apa lagi bilamana satu agensi tempatan, ia itu Jabatan Pembangunan Negeri Sabah (unit
ReplyDeletePenyelarasan 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.