PUTRAJAYA: The government will inject RM152.6 million to ensure that the first offshore patrol vessel (OPV 1) project belonging to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will be completed this year, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.
He said the finance ministry (MoF) had taken over the OPV project from Tabung Haji (TH) subsidiary, Destini Sdn Bhd, after it was found to be facing major problems.
“We have to give another form of loan for the project to be completed and (this time) it amounts to RM152.6 million.
“From our observation, the project can be the first to be completed this year,” he said after chairing the Cabinet meeting here today.
The MMEA was supposed to have received the OPVs in 2020. The delay in delivery prompted an investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in September last year.
Anwar said the government was committed to resolving the problems related to projects involving the security forces under the home ministry (KDN) and the defence ministry (Mindef).
He said it was important to ensure that no parties took advantage of the weaknesses in the implementation of the project.
“The first thing to do is to save the project and try to complete it as scheduled, and the second thing is not to let anyone who misuses their power get away with it,” he added. - FMT
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