KUCHING – Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) wants a stable federal government to be formed after the general election so that the administration can efficiently discharge its duties, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.
He said a strong and stable federal government would enable Malaysia to deal with the economic downturn expected next year.
“I am also worried that the economic conditions might worsen due to recession; we must have one (strong government) to overcome the challenges.
“Over here we (GPS government) are all for developing the country and people. We could see that Malaysia faced too many crises in the last term; three prime ministers in one term. “We (Sarawak) want a stable government,” he said in the Untukmu Malaysia programme aired live on TV1 tonight.
Abang Johari also said he wished to provide free education, including higher education, to all qualified Sarawakians through a sovereign wealth fund, which will be set up later.
“That is my desire because what is happening now is that many of our children could not afford to further their studies due to the high fees. Secondly, they have to apply through the UPU (Unit Pusat Universiti) and are sometimes rejected. Some also did not get the courses they applied for.
“Now our income is good; I will establish a law for setting up the sovereign fund as an investment for the future,” he said.
He said the law for establishing the wealth fund would be tabled at the Sarawak assembly meeting expected to be held next week. – Bernama, November 16, 2022
