Issues related to MA63 take centre stage at PBB supreme council meeting
KUCHING: Issues pertaining to Malaysia Agreement 1963 ( MA63) were among topics discussed at Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu ( PBB) supreme council meeting yesterday.
The session was chaired by PBB president, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.
According to Kapit MP Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, who is PBB secretary-general, yesterday’s meeting was ‘a little bit special’ because it centred around the topic of MA63.
He said Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) parliamentary chief whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof briefed all the assemblypersons on what had transpired during the recent Parliament sitting, especially that of the draft Bill to amend Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution.
“It was a comprehensive briefing done by him (Fadillah),” said Nanta when met at PBB headquarters in Petra Jaya near here yesterday.
Meanwhile Fadillah, who is Petra Jaya MP, said for the next course of action as far as the subject of MA63 was concerned, this would depend very much on the debate during the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting, which commences today and will run until May 9.
“One of the suggestions (channelled) to GPS through our MPs is that this matter should be brought to DUN Sarawak so that it could be brought up for debate.
“We will observe during the debate and from there, we will plan and chart our next course of action. Before deciding on anything, further discussions with Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia will take place after the ( DUN Sarawak) debate,” he said.
On another matter, Fadillah said the Pakatan Harapan ( PH) had recently announced that it would set up a Special Select Committee, like what had been suggested by GPS before this.
He said the important thing would be for Sarawak’s rights and position in relation to the committee, the MA63 and the Inter- Governmental Committee ( IGC) Report, to be the platforms for the discussions.
When asked when this Special Select Committee would be set up, Fadillah said the matter would be brought up in the next Parliament sitting.
“We will have our next Parliament sitting in July; we hope we could fix a date to set up the committee by then,” he added.