Let Sabah run its own education — PBS

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government should take over from the federal government the task of running its own education in Sabah, without any further delay and excuses, said Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) deputy president Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai.

Dr Yee opined that Sabah, a place where racial and religious harmony is the norm, can certainty do without the very racist and shortsighted policy of the current federal government.

“The matriculation system, which the federal government has shamelessly defended, is only one of the many unfair policies which we don’t need to endure anymore. The rest includes university entrance, scholarships and many others,” said Dr Yee.

“Furthermore, Sabah does not need a federal minister of education who finds all the excuses in not recognising the UEC which, until today, only amounts to empty promises after their successful electoral mandate,” he added.

Dr Yee said Sabah can do much better by not wasting our own time and money over the “stupid, but self inflicted, dilemma” of whether to wear white shoes or black shoes in schools.

“If the Sabah government is serious in preparing our young people to meet the demand of future job markets, and to enable them to serve the country better, then Sabah has no choice but to divorce ourselves from the inherently defective education policy of the federal,” he said.

“Let’s hope the current Sabah government, with a ministry which has been tasked with the education affairs, is not merely paying lip service,” he added.

Dr Yee