SAPP: PBS did nothing about Sabah's illegals woe

KOTA KINABALU - Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has done nothing to solve the illegals problems in the State despite being a senior member of the Government for 12 years at both the State and Federal Cabinets.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief Chong Pit Fah said it was an insult to Sabahans when a senior Minister like PBS Deputy President who is also the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili, called for actions to be taken on the illegals issue.

"It is as though he and other PBS leaders are not in power to do anything. Maximus and his political secretary Daniel Kinsik talk like they are sleeping in government," he said in a statement, Friday.

Kinsik defended Maximus who had called for the recall of MyKads issued to unqualified "citizens" and aid that SAPP ought to outline what plans SAPP had to solve the problems of illegals instead of ridiculing PBS.

Chong Pit Fah

"SAPP has indeed listed the plans to solve the illegals problems and sent the proposals to the Technical Committee on Illegal Immigrants headed by PBS President and Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

"Let me remind Kinsik that SAPP leaders together with other leaders of the United Sabah Alliance (USA), Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan and Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing, had met with Pairin and members of the RCI Technical Committee in April last year at the State Legislative Assembly building," he said.

During the meeting, said Chong, USA leaders had presented proposals on the follow-up actions that should be taken after the release of the RCI Report on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah.