KOTA KINABALU – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrived here today for a two-day official visit.
He arrived by special aircraft at Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 6pm.
He was welcomed upon arrival by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and his three deputy chief ministers, namely Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan and Datuk Joachim Gunsalam, as well as senior officials of federal and state departments and agencies.
The visit is aimed at strengthening cooperation between the state and federal governments, in addition to facilitating comprehensive development planning for the “land below the wind”.
The visit is the first by Muhyiddin since Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), which comprises Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN) and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), formed the Sabah government after the state election in September last year.
The prime minister will kick off his visit by attending a Leaders with the Rakyat programme at Magellan Sutera Harbour Resort here at 7.30pm.
Tomorrow, Muhyiddin will attend a town hall session entitled Prosper Together With Sabah 2030 at the State Administrative Centre, followed by a visit to the Kota Kinabalu district Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Federal Government Administrative Complex.
The prime minister will then make a courtesy call on Yang di-Pertua Negri of Sabah Tun Juhar Mahiruddin at Istana Negeri, as well as attend the launch of the Lok Kawi Resort City project and the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding on domestic and foreign investments at Sabah International Convention Centre.
Muhyiddin will also meet participants of the Ziarah Prihatin programme involving the B40 income group here before returning to Kuala Lumpur in the evening. – Bernama, March 21, 2021
