By Olivia Miwil - December 8, 2020 @ 1:18pm
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will follow Sarawak in pursuing its rights, particularly where oil and gas are concerned.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan congratulated Sarawak for reclaiming its rights, adding that the Sabah government would ensure the same for the state.
He was referring to the Sarawak government signing a commercial agreement with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) on Monday which allows the state, through its subsidiary Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros), to play a bigger role in the oil and gas industry through cooperation with Petronas.
"Kudos to the Sarawak government for reclaiming their rights. It is no secret that the Sarawak government had been doing all the heavy lifting in this fight and we are grateful for their efforts.
"As for Sabah, the state government will pursue the matter and make the necessary arrangement to ensure Sabah will also sign a similar deal with Petronas as the two Bornean states have the same rights and circumstances," Jeffrey said in a statement.
The Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) president said the agreement also shows Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's continued commitment and sincerity in giving Sabah and Sarawak their rights as stipulated under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
He added that the deal would further strengthen ties between the federal and the state governments, fulfil outstanding federal commitments and ensure continued support for the current Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
Such a deal with Sabah, he said, would help boost economic development in the state and speed up its rural industrialisation which is desperately lacking compared to West Malaysia.
"We will work closely with the Sarawak government in our aim to ensure all the rights under MA63 are fulfilled and correct all the breaches which have been accumulating over the decades."
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