TENOM, Dec 7 — In just a year, the Unity Government has successfully resolved more issues related to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) compared to previous governments, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Federal government has taken Various steps under his leadership as Prime Minister to expedite MA63’s implementation, including directing Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof to chair MA63-related meetings.
For Sabah alone, many MA63 issues have been successfully resolved, including the transfer of regulatory power over the electricity supply and the power to approve any development project worth RM50 million or less to the state government.
“This agreement must be fulfilled, but it has been delayed for various reasons.
“But, in our one year of administration, we have resolved more than what was achieved over the past decades,” he said when officiating the ground-breaking ceremony for the RM4 billion Ulu Padas Hydroelectric Dam today.
Also present were Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan, and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
— Bernama
