Sabah political stability opens up space to amend the State Constitution

KOTA KINABALU: The political stability in Sabah has opened  up space for the State Government to draft and amend the State Constitution. 

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said that recent developments in Sabah politics led to the proposal to limit the Chief Minister’s term of office to a maximum of two terms or 10 years. 

It also increases the number of state cabinet members to meet increasingly complex administrative demands, as well as rebrand the position of Assistant Minister as Deputy Minister to make it more relevant and aligned with current administrative practices, he said. 

Hajiji said that the State Government of today will ensure that the administrative machinery continues to be strengthened and enhanced to become more responsive, efficient and effective. 

“To this end, the restructuring of several ministries, departments and government agencies, including GLCs, is being carried out as an improvement measure to ensure that government service delivery and the performance of each government entity are truly efficient and effective, and more importantly, do not disadvantage the people and the government. 

“This step is in line with the aspirations of the people and the government’s development agenda under the Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya 2.0 Development Plan,” he said.