THE government must implement the second phase of the Kemabong-Rundum road which the people have been waiting for, said Kemabong assemblyman Datuk Rubin Balang.
According to him, the allocation for the road was approved last year but the work has yet to commence.
Rubin also urged the government to look into upgrading the road from Kuala Tomani and Ulu Tomani which he had spoken of repeatedly since the Eighth Malaysia Plan (8MP).
“State Public Works Department director Datuk John Anthony had visited the road in the Tomani sub-district in 2009 but till today, we have not received any good news,” he said.
“We know that the PWD is trying its best to resolve the matter but maybe the department is not getting the necessary cooperation from the other departments,” he added.
Rubin said the government’s failure to repair the road has now turned into a political issue where the people are blaming the government and elected representatives for being unable to address the problem.
He said he had repeatedly raised the issue, adding, “this time, I am bringing the matter up directly to the Chief Minister cum Finance Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman’s attention and hope he will help in addressing the problem.”
Rubin also brought up the conflict between the people in Rundum and the Sabah Forestry Department and urged the government to help them resolve the problem.
“I implore the Chief Minister and state cabinet to find a solution to the perennial problem because as an assemblyman, I am inundated with complaints from the villagers that they are being harassed by Forestry Department personnel,” he added.