SABAHANS WERE FRUSTRATED!

THE GENUINE people of Sabah were frustrated when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not make any announcement with regards to the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in the State.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun said the no announcement of the RCI obviously meant that Federal Government is not care of what is happening in Sabah.

"Najib were expected to make an announcement about the RCI during his two-day official visit here but he didn't. What is puzzling is why Federal leaders were reluctant? there must be something they want to sweep under the carpet.

"According to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, the Federal Cabinet had made a decision on the RCI and the Federal Cabinet had given the mandate to Najib to announce the decision, but what happened was no announcement were made.

"Sabahans were frustrated," he said in a statement.

He said the no announcement were a big slap in the face of Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties like PBS and UPKO who had raced against each other telling the people that Najib would make the announcement during the visit.

Eric said as of now the people of Sabah wants the Federal Government to make a stand whether the RCI would be set up or not. He said the people also wants to know the term of references of the RCI if the Federal Government agree to set it up.

He said it seems that Najib got problem to announce the RCI probably because it could affect support to UMNO. He added that there is possibility that the RCI issue could see UMNO leaders dragged to the court of laws.

According to Eric, the other possibility was because former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed had disagreed with it because his name was involved with 'Project IC' and that is the reason behind Najib fear to make such announcement.

Datuk Eric said it is clear that Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) component leaders had fooled the people that Najib would be making such announcement.

"SAPP does not think that the RCI would be set up. SAPP had made all efforts to get the people's support to sign petition urging to set up the RCI but UMNO leaders especially in KL does not care because they fear it could spills the beans.

He said SAPP called on the State Government to enforce existing Sabah Laws as stated in the Inquiry Commission Enactment 1981 which give powers to the Head of State to appoint commissioners to probe the matter.

"SAPP felt that the enactment must be enforced without prejudices," he said. - Sabahkini