KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Legislative Assembly has missed an opportunity to make a resolution rejecting the Sulu sultanate heirs' claim on the state.
It had also missed the opportunity of reinforcing the chief minister's statement of not recognising the claim, said Kadamaian assemblyman Datuk Ewon Benedick.
"I submitted two motions to be tabled during the (state assembly) sitting this time. One of them is for the assembly to make a resolution to reject Sulu's or the Philippines' claim on Sabah.
"And for the Malaysian government not to make any payment as ruled by the arbitrators amounting to RM63 billion," Ewon told the media, here, today.
"I was told that this motion was rejected because the chief minister had made a press statement not recognising the claim.
"Then, I would like to state the justification of this motion when presenting my debate, which is for all the elected representatives to reject the demand as emphasised by the chief minister.
"The assembly resolution, if continued and implemented by the speaker, would have strengthened the chief minister's statement and further convinced the people of Sabah.
"However, I have been prevented from continuing my debate on this issue," said Ewon who is also the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) vice president.
The state lawmaker, however, deferred to the decision by Deputy Speaker Datuk Ahmad Abdul Rahman to disallow him to continue debating the Sulu sultanate's claim and the arbitrator's decision.
"I believe I have raised the wishes of the people of Sabah who want this issue resolved, including being discussed and finalised in this state assembly sitting.
"However, I respect the speaker's decision not to continue the debate. I leave it to the people to make an assessment," he said. - NST
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