Musa being greeted by Umno members upon his arrival at the Umno Ranau division delegates conference.
RANAU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman said that the state government thanked and welcomed the decision of the federal government to give the state government a 10 per cent stake in Liquefied Natural Gas Sdn Bhd 9 (LNG 9) plant in Bintulu, Sarawak.
He said, as a “Commission Agent”, it would be beneficial to the state government in terms of the development of the state economy, bringing prosperity to the people of the state as a whole.
This clearly showed that the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is concerned about the people of Sabah as he agreed to give 10 per cent shareholding in LNG in Bintulu as a result of a series of negotiations with the State Government, said Musa when opening the Ranau Umno division delegates conference here yesterday.
Musa, who is also Sabah Umno Liaison Committee chairman, said he was very pleased to see the strong and undivided support of the people, especially in the district of Ranau.
Hence, he said, the Barisan Nasional government would continue to ensure that the people in Sabah are accorded under the BN government in accordance with the mandate given by the people in the last general election.
Also present were Ranau Umno division head Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, division deputy chief Hj Jaimin Samitah, vice chief Michael John Dunggi and other leaders from the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties.
Meanwhile, in Papar, Musa who is also Sabah BN chairman, reassured that Umno/BN would serve all Malaysian citizens regardless of their race and religion.
“In Sabah, we not only serve the Muslim Bumiputera community, but also the non-Muslim Bumiputera, including Kadazandusun Murut (KDM).
“We have several Umno divisions that have many members from the KDM community,” he said when opening the Papar Umno division delegates conference.
The Chief Minister also advised Umno members to avoid any forms of incitement that could undermine the solidarity members, create antagonisms between leaders and destroy the party.
“If you have any issues, problems, discussed through BN channel, hold a meeting to achieve consensus and resolution.
Musa also cautioned party members not to be influenced by the propaganda of certain parties, especially the opposition who have been denying and criticising the progress and development brought by Umno/BN government.
“I admit there is no government in the world can be 100 percent perfect without any weaknesses.
“But we should be thankful because we managed to bring major changes to the state and the country and the benefits can be felt by people,” he said, adding that achievements made by the country and the government have gained international recognition.