GRS Reaffirms Support For MADANI Government- Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU, July 27 (Bernama) -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) reaffirms its support for the MADANI Government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, says its chairman, Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Hajiji, who is also the Chief Minister, said this was because many of Sabah’s demands under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) had been approved and implemented for the benefit of the people, leaving no reason for GRS not to support the MADANI Government.

“I would like to reiterate that GRS remains supportive of the Prime Minister. Many of our initiatives and demands under MA63 have been approved by him.

“Previously, it was very difficult to devolve powers or approve our requests... if the MADANI Government is good for our state, why wouldn’t we support it?” he said here tonight.

Hajiji, who is also president of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat), said this in his winding-up speech before adjourning the Gagasan Rakyat Annual General Assembly.

Hajiji further explained that GRS decided to shift its support to the MADANI Government after the previous administration was said to have expressed dislike for the term “Borneo Bloc”.

“I was shocked by those remarks... I reflected on it for a long time and eventually lost heart in them. After much consideration, I made the decision (to support the MADANI Government),” he said.

Meanwhile, Hajiji told reporters that he would also be attending the Malaysia-Indonesia Annual Consultation in Jakarta, which, among others, would discuss matters concerning the Sulawesi Sea.

-- BERNAMA