DPM says BN has identified key issues to be addressed before next state election
KUCHING: The Barisan Nasional (BN) has identified issues relating to Native Customary Rights (NCR) land and the state’s request for oil royalty hike to 20 per cent as those which should be addressed prior to the next state election.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said positive steps had been taken to ensure that BN would not be hampered by these issues.
He said one of the steps was a thorough briefing to the state government by Petronas next Monday on their operation and revenue among other things.
On land issues, the government has started the perimeter survey of NCR land, he told a press conference after chairing a BN meeting at a hotel here yesterday.
Muhyiddin said since the last Sarawak election in 2011 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and he himself had announced an allocation of over RM3 billion for various development projects to be implemented in Sarawak.
“The directive today is for all the projects announced to be implemented in line with the concept of ‘janji ditepati’ (promises fulfilled). If there are issues involving sites, contractors and other matters at the state level, these will be solved before the coming state election.”
On BN’s performance in fulfilling its promises in Sarawak, he said based on the current situation, the performance was good but what was important was for all the projects announced to be completed within the next two years.
The deputy prime minister said many projects were announced in stages and were on different scales, but each required scrutiny.