KOTA KINABALU – By retaining Parti Bersatu Sabah leader Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili as Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister, the resolution of East Malaysian issues continues.
Aside from looking forward to working with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Ongkili said most of the work has been done to identify the issues, and an action plan drawn out.
This refers to matters concerning policies, regulations, legality and the constitution that require some changes, he added.
“I look forward to working closely with the prime minister and the chief ministers of Sabah and Sarawak to deliver what has already been planned as well as new action plans that will be identified and implemented.
“I have full confidence in the new cabinet led by the new prime minister, that the concerns of Sabah and Sarawak in matters pertaining to MA63 (Malaysia Agreement 1963), will be fully supported, addressed, and delivered, consistent with the expectations of Malaysians in Sabah and Sarawak,” he said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah backbencher chairman Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak said in a statement that the new cabinet must work to resolve the Covid-19 crisis.
“When the situation stabilises, the government should return the mandate to Malaysians,” he said, indicating that Malaysia should go to the polls. – The Vibes, August 27, 2021
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