KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has expressed Sabah’s appreciation and gratitude to the central government, particularly the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, for the attention, concern and commitment towards the State under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP).
He said the 11MP is a five-year development plan which is very important and has been characterized by the Prime Minister as the ‘final lap’ in achieving developed nation status by 2020.
“That is why we are fully confident that the Prime Minister has taken into account all aspects of development and the people in the planning and implementation of the 11MP.
“This can be seen in terms of the allocations of development in various sectors, which is given to Sabah. All this takes into account the interests of the state and the voices of the people of Sabah are always heard and given attention and appropriate action by the leadership of the country in order to ensure continuity of development and progress of the country and welfare of the people,”said Musa yesterday when commenting on the 11MP which the Prime Minister unveiled in Parliament.
Musa, who also is the State Finance Minister, cited the six areas of focus of the 11MP proved that the concept of inclusiveness of the central government covers all sectors that touched on the daily life of people from all walks of life.
“Among the areas of focus were those related to youth, women, workers and all parties. Similarly, due attention was given to the development of infrastructure and services to the public such as hospitals, roads, schools, housing for the people and various other aspects,” he said in a statement.
Musa added that the 11MP would also focus on matters related to Sabah such as the issue of native customary rights (NCR), the Pan Borneo Highway construction, building of schools and colleges, development and innovation of the major cities in Sabah, including the city of Kota Kinabalu.
“The state government and the people of Sabah will always give a high commitment, cooperation and support to the leadership of Prime Minister to ensure that any planning, goals, initiatives and programs in the 11MP can be implemented successfully, mainly involving the development aspects of the society and the State,” he said.