Anwar To Hajiji Thanks For Keeping Sabah Politically Stable

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor at a briefing in Tuaran today before attending an iftar event. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has thanked Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor for maintaining political stability in the state, allowing the government to focus on serving the people.
Anwar said political stability was crucial in both Sabah and the country as only then could Putrajaya focus on carrying out initiatives to develop the state and nation, Bernama reported.
“Thank you to chief minister Hajiji for helping to make the political atmosphere calm. Why is this important? (Because) we want stability as it helps us focus on our people,” he said. “When we are stable, we can focus on how the industrial plan works, how artificial intelligence (AI), a new technology, has disrupted the global system.”
Anwar was speaking at an iftar event in Tuaran, Sabah, attended by Hajiji, as well as federal ministers Armizan Mohd Ali and Ewon Benedick, who are both from Sabah.
The prime minister also thanked “all our friends from all the parties” and urged leaders in the unity government to close ranks and “change their attitudes” to ensure the existing political cooperation could be enhanced to ensure Sabah and Malaysia’s development.
“When we’re united, we can overcome problems. But there are leaders who still condemn here and there, (hurl) insults here and there (as well as) fight over cultural and language issues,” he said.
“Today, I came to Sabah to meet Hajiji and we did not talk about personal matters nor did we talk about whether there is land or timber for me. I asked how we can help the hardcore poor, (repair) pothole-riddled roads… that’s what we discussed. Thank you to the chief minister and his team, who have been working hard to help overcome such problems,” Anwar added.
At the meeting with the chief minister and his state Cabinet, Anwar said they discussed key infrastructure projects they wanted implemented immediately in Sabah. He reiterated that “all of us working together” would ensure Sabah’s advancement and success.
“We must work as hard as we can, be sincere and stop all disputes. Imagine, in a year or two, Sabah can transform towards being more advanced,” he said. - FMT

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