Jeffrey Kitingan was among the first to comment on the puzzling silence by the Prime Minister for the second time during a visit to the state.
PENAMPANG: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak again spurned an opportunity to mollify Sabahans that the federal government is indeed serious about getting to the bottom how the state had become hosts to a massive population of illegal immigrants.
Opposition politician Jeffrey Kitingan was among the first to comment on the puzzling silence on the issue by the Prime Minister for the second time during a visit to the state.
“We understand Najib avoided any chance to be asked by reporters on the RCI while he was on visit here and in Sandakan. This is the second time Najib cancelled a press conference just before flying back to Kuala Lumpur today.
“The last time he was here (several) weeks ago, he also did the same. This shows the Umno-led federal government is not sincere and committed on the matter. It shows they have something to hide. If not, the PM should have announced the setting up of RCI on such an important sovereignty issue,” said Kitingan.
The State Reform Party (STAR) chairman made the comments in a statement issued shortly after Najib left this morning for Kuala Lumpur from Sandakan where many had expected him to address the problem that even state government leaders believe is a festering wound that needs to be dealt with especially with general election expected to be called anytime.
Najib’s silence on the matter has again left outspoken state Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition members like PBS, UPKO, LDP, PBRS and even Sabah Umno without something tangible to offer supporters crying for justice over what they see as the ‘reverse takeover’ of their state by immigrants.
All have been increasingly loud in making demands together with opposition party leaders and activists to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate how thousands of who had entered the state illegally had gained citizenship.
Commentators said the question of Umno’s and the federal government’s sincerity on the issue keeps popping up and many will see Najib’s silence as a snub and also that the country’s leaders are taking Sabahans for granted.
“The federal and state government should have aggressively carried out the setting up RCI by now but there is some reason preventing them. If an RCI does investigate and is done properly, some people must go to jail for what has happened in Sabah … there is no question about it,” said a commentator who requested anonymity.
Najib was on a two-day visit to Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan in what could be his last visit before dissolving Parliament.
Opposition leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is also president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) meanwhile is scheduled to be in Sabah tomorrow.
Luke Rintod
Vote BN or PBS is to support more ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS to become instant Sabah bumiputra in Sabah for another 5 years!
ReplyDeleteSabah BN component is always struggle on the issue. We need to urge the Federal to take it seriously.
DeleteThey will not pursue the RCI formation if they are not concern about this problem. The federal govt is the one who dilly dally the decision.
DeletePR also cannot be trusted.
DeleteMust get rid of BN this time but to do that we need a "cleaned" electoral roll. Must push for a revamped EC and RCI. Without this been done no point we vote as we can never beat million of PATI votes.
ReplyDeleteIf only can easily detect the PATAI/phantom voters, they shouldn't be allowed to enter the voting area.
DeleteNRD and EC should ensure the electoral roll is clean from doubtful voters.
DeleteI think, the Federal/PM must seriously handle the RCI issue in Sabah. The RCI is really needed in Sabah. Keep silence on the issue is not helping to calm down the people voices.
ReplyDeleteThe more the silence, the more people doubt the PM's sincerity to solve this issue.
DeletePeople doubt will 'translate' into vote.
Deletesemua harus bekerjasama untuk selesaikan masalah pati ini.
DeleteOnly clean election represents the people's real voice and choice.
ReplyDeleteHope the next GE held with clean and fair.
Deletepru semakin hampir, pilihlah yang terbaik.
DeleteDompok hopes the RCI will still be announced by PM. He says the media should have been the ones to query the PM about the matter, no reversal of Cabinet decision on that matter. He thinks the government must expedite the Terms of Reference (TOR) and the appointment of the people who should be members of this commission.
ReplyDeleteLawatan pertama hampa.lawatan kedua pun hampa juga..
ReplyDeletebilalah PM umumkan penubuhan RCI?
ReplyDeleteharap2 lah dalam masa terdekat tu RCI ditubuhjan..
ReplyDeleteThe people were really expecting PM to make the announcement during his visit to sabah. Unfortunately he didn't make the announcement regarding the setting up of RCI in sabah. What a bummer.
ReplyDeleteRCI ought to be set up in sabah as soon as possible before this illegal immigrant issue becomes worse. Who knows one day we might be an illegal immigrant in our own country.
ReplyDeleteI really hope RCI will be set up before election comes. This is also to ensure a clean and fair election.
ReplyDeletemungkin juga ia akan ditubuhkan sebelum pru.
DeleteHopefully the next time Najib visit sabah, he would finally make the long awaited announcement.
ReplyDeleteMungkin tidak banyak kali lagi Najib akan datang melawat di Sabah keranan dijangka Parlimen akan dibubarkan tidak lama lagi.
Deleteselagi terma rujukan belum dimuktamadkan, selagi itu RCI tk ditubuhkan, jadi ia perlu dimuktamadkan segera.
ReplyDeleteharap semuanya akan dilakukan dengan segera agar masalah pati dapat diselesaikan dengan cepat.
DeleteSabah BN sudah menghantar Terma Rujukan untuk RCI kepada kerajaan Perskutuan dan kini ia sedang dirujuk oleh PM Najib Razak. Tunggulah pengumuman daripada beliau mengenai pelaksanaan RCI ini.
Deleteharap penyelesaian terhdap masalah pati akan dapat dibuat dengan segera.
ReplyDeleteMasalah PATI bukan sahaja ada di Sabah, tetapi di seluruh negara kecuali Sarawak. Diharapkan RCI akan dilaksanakan untuk menyiasat masalah PATI di Malaysia.
DeletePM datang ke Sabah untuk melihat sendiri masalah yang dihadapi dikawasan tersebut pada masa yang sama juga adalah untuk mendekati rakyat dan mendengar sendiri masalah yang dihadapi.
ReplyDeleteDiharapkan beliau akan berusaha membantu rakyat Sabah dalam kesusahan mereka.
DeleteThe Sabah BN have already hand up the Terms of Reference to the Prime Minister, its up to Najib to make the decision regarding the implementation of the RCI.
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