Christina Liew
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah chief Christina Liew said it is vital for local parties to work in tandem with national parties so that both will be part of the change when forming a new government.
“Pakatan Harapan (PH) will be working together with Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) because we believe that the reformation agenda can only be achieved by working together,” she said.
Christina said this in response to Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy president Melanie Chia’s statement that national parties are not interested in pushing the Sabah and Sarawak agenda.
“Melanie is entitled to her views, but I disagree with her statement. Since this seems to be their will, it seems they are not willing to work with the federal government and only want to work among themselves. I don’t know how they will go about the changes,” she said.
With regards to Sabah, Christina said among the changes PKR will bring to the state is to revamp the Sabah Land Ordinance 1930.
Among matters that will be scrutinised include the issuance of subsidiary titles and government policy concerning abandoned projects.
“We will of course set up a special task force to do it, which will comprise the Sabah Law Society, Attorney General, valuer associations and all that have anything to do with project development,” she said.
In addition, PKR will ensure one third of the one million affordable housing projects, included in its manifesto, will go to Sabah.