CM: Two years to bring in investors
SEMPORNA: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal is committed to bring in more foreign investors to provide employment opportunities in two years.
He said several negotiations with foreign investors had been carried out, among them was a glass manufacturing company with investments worth up to RM3 billion.
“Sabah should be managed well and the entry of investors will boost Sabah’s economy while opening up more job opportunities for the youths in the state,” he said when speaking at the Semporna Warisan division delegates meeting here yesterday.
In this regard, Shafie said among the efforts carried out by the state government to develop Sabah in phases including the State Food Terminal in Tawau.
“I have identified 20,000 acres of land in Luasong for the food terminal project,” he said.
On the Sandakan parliamentary by-election, Shafie said Warisan would help ensure victory for Pakatan Harapan (PH).
He said PH must be prepared for the by-election, and must strengthen its party machinery for the campaign.
“We will ensure success in the Sandakan by-election and I am confident the people will vote for us, what is important is to show good values, there should not be any scramble or bickering for power,” he said.
Shafie said he would go to Kuala Lumpur today and meet DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to discuss the by-election.
“It is a DAP seat and they will decide the candidate to field,” he said.
On March 28, Sabah Health and People’s Wellbeing Minister and Sandakan Member of Parliament Datuk Stephen Wong Tien Fatt passed away suddenly, believed to be from a heart attack.
On the appointment of Datuk Hajiji Mohd Noor as coordinator of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sabah, Shafie said it was the party’s right to make the decision and everyone should respect and accept it.
He said Warisan was already working with Bersatu at the federal level and this was important for mutual development.
Earlier, in his speech, Shafie reminded party members to learn from the fall and mistakes made by previous parties like USNO, Berjaya, PBS and Umno.
“Warisan must possess honourable and positive values, serve the people more and not scramble for posts or seek projects.
“Look at previous parties and learn from their mistakes, value what we have learnt from these parties who were destroyed by (the scramble) for positions,” he said.
The Semporna Member of Parliament and Senallang state assemblyman said Warisan was still young and its members must know their roles and enrich the party with good values, rejecting strife and greed.
“Don’t be so busy chasing for position because even in democracy, if the practice of democracy is not well-guided then sometimes it ends up in disputes and disunity.
“The winner will be happy and the loser will be disappointed and sometimes quit the party,” he said.
Shafie said yesterday’s divisional meeting was Warisan’s last as the other divisions had held theirs. Warisan will be holding its general meeting next month in Kota Kinabalu.