Harapan tinggi Pewartaan Sabah Day jadi Realiti menjelang 2022
Kota Kinabalu, (Rabu) 1 September 2021
KOTA KINABALU: Tokoh politik veteran, Datuk Haji Mohd Noor Mansoor, meminta Pemimpin Sabah bertindak lebih berani dan segera merealisasikan impian mewartakan Sabah Day.
Beliau berkata demikian semasa Sambutan Sabah Day ke-58 semalam, yang disiarkan secara langsung dari HQ SAPP di Likas, Kota Kinabalu.
Program Sambutan kali ini, terpaksa diadakan secara hibrid kerana pematuhan SOP. Seramai 300 peserta mengambil bahagian dalam Persidangan Video yang terdiri daripada Pemimpin dari SAPP, STAR dan ahli parti serta aktivis dari pelbagai NGO seperti Mosik, Sorak Sabah, Mondopitan, Pandaras dan lain-lain.
"Sekiranya Sarawak dengan bangganya dapat merayakan 22 Julai setiap tahun sejak 2016 sebagai Sarawak Day, mengapa tidak kita dengan Sabah Day," tegasnya.
Bekas Menteri Kewangan semasa Kerajaan Berjaya juga meminta agar rakyat Sabah untuk selalu bersatu dan tidak mengikuti budaya politik yang kurang matang.
Dia juga mengingatkan bahawa Malaysia hanya dibentuk sebagai Persekutuan baharu pada 16 September 1963, iaitu 58 tahun yang lalu.
Mengingati peristiwa-peristiwa pada 31 Ogos 1963, dia mengatakan Sir William Goode Gabenor Borneo Utara (Sabah) telah mengeluarkan kenyataan mengenai Sabah Day, pemerintahan sendiri Sabah dan Kemerdekaan Sabah sebagai akhir penjajahan British.
Sementara itu, Datuk Seri Dr Jeffery Kitingan dalam rakaman ucapannya yang disiarkan dalam talian menggunakan Aplikasi Zoom mengatakan bahawa sudah tiba masanya Sabah mencapai status pemerintahan sendiri. Menurutnya, Sabah Day apabila diwartakan adalah pelengkap kepada pembentukan Malaysia.
"Ini akan membuka pintu kepada lebih banyak peluang untuk Sabah di masa depan, dan meningkatkan status Sabah sebagai sebuah Wilayah seperti yang diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri ke-8 Tan Sri Muhyiddin di Sarawak awal tahun ini," tambah Jeffrey.
Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah itu juga sangat optimis bahawa Sabah Day akan diwartakan dan menjadi perayaan rasmi Sabah mulai tahun depan.
"YAB Ketua Menteri pada dasarnya bersetuju dengan cadangan mewartakan Hari Sabah dan begitu juga dengan anggota Kabinet yang lain," tambah Jeffrey.
Beliau juga mengatakan kertas cadangan sedang dalam proses diselesaikan dan akan dibentangkan di Kabinet untuk tindakan selanjutnya.
Presiden SAPP, Datuk Yong Teck Lee juga menaruh harapan dan keyakinan yang tinggi bahawa Sabah Day akan diwartakan dan disambut secara rasmi oleh Kerajaan pada setiap 31 Ogos, akan menjadi realiti.
Yong juga berkongsi keterujaannya atas perkembangan positif di kalangan rakyat Sabah, badan korporat dan pemimpin politik yang telah mula meletakkan hashtag "Sabah Day" di rangkaian media sosial.
" Sabah Day adalah perjuangan kita semua, 2023 adalah salah satu cabaran terbesar iaitu Sambutan Jubli Intan Sabah Day ke-60 tahun. Semoga kita dapat merayakannya secara besar-besaran di seluruh Sabah," tambahnya.
Yong, yang juga Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (Dilantik) mengajak para aktivis untuk meneruskan usaha mereka mendidik masyarakat mengenai sejarah Sabah dan bekerja keras untuk mempromosikan Sabah Day.
Japiril Suhaimin, Pengerusi Penganjur Sambutan bagi kali ketiga, membuat kesimpulan bahawa Sambutan Sabah Day telah membuktikan bahawa SAPP dan STAR sentiasa konsisten dalam perjuangan mereka. Dia mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua peserta dari seluruh Sabah dan juga orang-orang Sabah di luar negara dan yang tinggal di Semenanjung. Dia menambah bahawa selain penyertaan melalui aplikasi Zoom, penganjur juga telah menyiarkannya secara langsung melalui Facebook.
High hopes that Sabah Day Gazette a Reality by 2022
Kota Kinabalu, (Wednesday) 1st September 2021
KOTA KINABALU: Veteran political figure Datuk Haji Mohd Noor Mansoor, called on Sabah Leaders to act more boldly and immediately realize the dream of gazetting Sabah Day.
He said this during the 58th Sabah Day Celebration yesterday, which was broadcast live hybrid from the SAPP HQ in Likas, Kota Kinabalu.
The Celebration Program this time, had to be held virtually due to SOP compliance. A total of 300 participants participated during the Video Conferencing consisting of Leaders from SAPP, STAR and party members as well as activists from various NGOs such as Mosik, Sorak Sabah, Mondopitan, Pandaras and others.
"If Sarawak can proudly celebrate 22nd of July every year since 2016 as Sarawak Day, why not us with Sabah Day," he asserted.
The former Finance Minister during the Berjaya Government also asked the people of Sabah to always be united and not to follow immature political culture.
He also reminded that Malaysia was only formed as a new Federation on 16 September 1963, 58 years ago.
Recalling the events on 31st August 1963, he said Sir William Goode the Governor of North Borneo (Sabah) had issued a statement regarding Sabah Day, Sabah self-government and the Independence of Sabah being end of British rule.
Meanwhile, Datuk Seri Dr Jeffery Kitingan in his recorded speech shown online using the Zoom App said it is time for Sabah to achieve self-government status. According to him, Sabah Day when gazetted is a complement to the formation of Malaysia.
"This will open the door to more opportunities for Sabah in the future, and elevate Sabah's status as a Region which was announced by the 8th Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin in Sarawak earlier this year," Jeffrey added.
The Sabah Deputy Chief Minister is very optimistic that Sabah Day will be gazetted and become Sabah's official celebration starting next year.
"YAB Chief Minister basically agreed with the proposed gazetting of Sabah Day and so did the other Cabinet members,” Jeffrey added.
He also said the proposal paper was in the process of being finalized and would be tabled in the Cabinet for further action.
SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee has high hopes and confidence that Sabah Day is gazetted and officially celebrated by the Government on every 31 August will become a reality.
Yong also expressed excitement over the positive developments among the people of Sabah, corporate bodies and political leaders who have started putting the hashtag “Sabah Day” in the social media network.
"Sabah Day is the struggle of all of us, 2023 is one of the greatest challenges that is the 60th Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Sabah Day. Hopefully we will be able to celebrate it on a large scale throughout Sabah,” he added.
Yong, who is also the State Assemblyman (Appointed) called on activists to continue their efforts to educate the community on the history of Sabah and work hard to promote Sabah Day.
Japiril Suhaimin, third time Organizing Chairman of the Celebration, concluded that the Sabah Day Celebration has proved that SAPP and STAR have always been consistent in their struggle. He thanked all participants from all over Sabah as well as those Sabahans abroad who stay in the Peninsula. He added that apart from participation through the Zoom app, the organizers have also shared it via live Facebook.
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