Uggah: GPS maintains good relationship with PH

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Nanta, Uggah and Sikie (third to fifth left) join the ‘miring’ ceremony held as thanksgiving during the dinner.

KUCHING: The relationship between the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government and the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government is still very good and friendly, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah.

He pointed out that state leaders are often invited to Putrajaya to discuss important issues with the federal government.

“For instance, like myself, I have been appointed the joint chairman of a joint committee to monitor the implementation of federal projects in the state together with Works Minister Baru Bian,” he said.

It was announced earlier this month that Sarawak government and the federal government have formed a joint action committee aimed at giving focus for development in Sarawak.

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has agreed that the committee’s joint chairmen are Uggah representing  Sarawak and Baru representing the federal government.

Meanwhile, at a function in Bintulu on Friday night, Uggah who is also Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president told party members in Selangau to work together with their comrades in other GPS component parties to defend the state seats of Kakus and Tamin.

He said they need to redouble their efforts to prevent these two seats from falling to the opposition in the coming state election.

“We have lost the Selangau seat to PKR in the last parliamentary election. We must not lose Kakus and Tamin which form the Selangau seat. We must win,” said Uggah at a  pre-Gawai Dayak dinner gathering organised by the  PBB Kakus’ women wing.

He also said efforts must be made to ensure majority of the people support all GPS candidates in the state election scheduled before or on 2021.

“When your overwhelming mandate is given to GPS government, we can soldier on with our job of defending the state’s rights, its wealth, its immigration autonomy, among others.

“In development matters, we too have our own programme for the whole state. In the field of agriculture, for example, we are now actively transforming the sector to be a modern, hi-tech and commercial one. We aim to be a net food exporter by 2030. By then too we want to completely remove the remnant of poverty in the state,” he said.

Related to this, Uggah who is also Minister of the Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development said a Durian Tree Rehabilitation and Maintenance course would be organised for farmers in Kakus and Tamin in July.

Uggah also said the GPS philosophy of ‘Sarawak First’ amply demonstrated that it  was giving priority to all state interests and that of its people.

On this note, he said he would talk to Chief Minister Datik Patinggi Abang Johari Tun  Openg on the need to have more development in Tamin and Kakus and to speak to Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda) on its development plan for the area.

“Kakus assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai mentioned to me the two areas still need more roads, power and treated water projects,” he said.

Also present at the function were Sikie who is also Assistant Minister of Native Laws and Customs, and GPS secretary general and Kapit MP Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi.