Tongod villagers finally get land titles
The long wait for Native Land titles is finally over for five villages in Tongod as Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal presented 60 land titles for 492 acres to them.
TONGOD: The long wait for Native Land titles is finally over for five villages in Tongod.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Apdal presented 60 Native Land titles for 492 acres to the villagers of Kampung Pinangah, Kironggu, Entilibon, Kitumbalang and Telibon yesterday.
“I have not given land to the people in Semporna, but for the first time as Chief Minister, I give land to the people in Tongod,” said Shafie, who is also Semporna Member of Parliament.
“This is our quest to fulfil the promise we made in the last election,” he said in his speech at the opening ceremony of Kuamut Kaamatan Festival.
He also warned the NT recipients not to sell the land as it is a family heritage, and for future generations.
He said instead they need to develop the land for their own benefits.
In his speech, he said, the people need to be helped with various approaches, and this is among the government’s effort in helping the people.
“I do not want a wealthy Chief Minister, but the people are poor. I’m not proud of people living in hardships with some scarce food.
“The real success of a leader does not lie in his wealth of millions of money in the bank. Wealth must be shared with the people,” he said.
Also present at the ceremony were Kuamut assemblyman Datuk Masiung Banah, Tongod District Officer Rashid Abdul Harun and Director of Land and Survey Department Datuk Safar Untong.