KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government should formulate policies by taking into account situations in every state.
Sepanggar member of parliament Datuk Azis Jamman said this when referring to yesterday's announcement by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, who had relaxed regulations on certain sectors in the state starting today.
However, the federal government, via a Cabinet minister has told the Sabah government to follow the same standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the National Security Council (NSC), which applies to the entire country.
When highlighting this matter, Azis questioned the rationale of states such as Perlis, Terengganu and Sabah, which have lower numbers of Covid-19 cases, but need to follow the same regulations as in Selangor, which has thousands of cases.
"As for Senior Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri issuing a statement to ask the Sabah Chief Minister not to announce its own SOP, well, this once again shows that there was no coordination between them," Azis said in a statement.
Azis, who is Parti Warisan Sabah's Youth chief, said Hajiji should be more courageous in defending his decision as he knew the situation in the state better than other ministers in Putrajaya.
"Today, Sabah only recorded 178 cases. Therefore, important sectors should be allowed to operate to generate the economy for the people and state.
"This is to prevent more people from getting depressed from losing jobs and incomes to the extent that some have chosen to commit suicide due to stress and loans," said Azis, adding many companies were shut due to the lockdown and movement controls. - NST
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