Muhyiddin Launches Grs Manifesto Promising Better Life For Sabahans

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Muhyiddin Yassin (middle) holds up a copy of the GRS manifesto which was launched in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah today. He is flanked by leaders of the various political parties that are part of the alliance.KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today launched the manifesto of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) here
He said the manifesto pledges, based on the rights of Sabah, Shared Prosperity Vision and the unity of Sabah people, would be fulfilled if the GRS comprising Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN) and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) received the people’s mandate to form the new state government in the snap election on Sept 26
Muhyiddin said the pledges must be fulfilled to bring more development, progress and a better life for the people of Sabah
“The reason the copy of the document was given to me as the prime minister is because some of the pledges involve the federal government, while some others, the state government. It is much better than what was offered by Warisan for the people of Sabah
“This is something that we need to do because the majority of Sabah people are still thirsty for progress and development. Like the people in other states, the Sabahans also need care and support from both the state and the federal governments,” said Muhyiddin, who is also PN chairman, at the launch of the GRS Pledges at a hotel here today
Also present were BN secretary-general Annuar Musa, PBS deputy president Radin Maleh, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Yong Teck Lee, STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan, Sabah BN chairman Bung Moktar Radin and Sabah PN chairman Hajiji Noor
Muhyiddin said the pledges reflected the total commitment of the parties in GRS to provide a better life for the people, especially in facing difficult situations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
He said Covid-19 had brought about a huge negative impact to the world, and Sabah was not spared, and as a result, the people in the state had become poor due to the slowdown in the economic sector
“Hence, great commitment is needed to overcome the problem
“And our commitment is not ordinary. We are giving an extraordinary commitment to help the people to face this unprecedented situation, a difficult situation the people had never faced before
“When all these parties are supporting the same cause, (you can) trust us that we will form a new caring government for the Sabah people. We are not like the previous government that couldn’t keep their promise, the government led by my friend that failed to deliver covid-19 aid (for the people) until today,” he said
The first of the four pillars in the manifesto is protecting the rights of Sabah. This involves three key issues, namely to preserve and protect the rights of Sabah based on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63); to form a special State Assembly Committee on the Rights of Sabah; and to form a Sabah Petroleum Council and Petrosabah Fund to protect the interests of future generations
The second pillar is to have a state leadership with high integrity and which is clean, efficient, and trustworthy and which will put the people first while building public confidence in the integrity of Sabah’s civil servants
The third says the Shared Prosperity Vision (WKB) 2030 plan will be the basis to ensure that Sabah will be given equal attention in the efforts to reduce the development gap among regions, and to generate a high-value economy
The fourth pillar is on the unity of the people of Sabah. This has three key aspects, namely to intensify efforts to foster unity and social integration among the people regardless of religion, race and culture; ensuring the freedom of religion based on the Federal Constitution; and nurturing the spirit of national integration based on the principles of Rukun Negara. - FMT

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