PM To Visit Sabah End Of This Month To Address Outstanding Issues

PUTRAJAYA, May 16 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is to visit Sabah end of this month to address outstanding issues in the state.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the prime minister had given an indication for the visit.
Current issues in the state include the possibility of Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) members of parliament defecting to the opposition, MPs unhappy with the Cabinet representation, infrastructure development and illegal immigrants.
These issues were raised in the Dewan Rakyat recently.
Dompok, who is also United Pasok Momogun Kadazandusun and Murut Organisation (Upko) president, said the party's four MPs had no intention of leaving BN although they acknowledged the frustrations expressed by some MPs over the issues.
"The frustration is real but no one has any intention to leave (BN)," he told reporters.
He also confirmed the four Upko MPs had not been approached by opposition leaders to dump BN.
On the infrastructure development issue, Dompok said Sabah needed 5,000km of road and with just RM500 million allocation under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the state would have to wait for another 50 years to achieve the target.
The state also needs RM1.8 billion in the next two years to tackle the power supply problem, he added.

tunku : i wonder why the frustration came after offers from anwar not earlier.anyway, pak lah is going to counter offer, so sabah can demand whatever they want but don't go over the limit.better get something than nothing.we hope sabah will demand that the post of rural minister be given to sabahan as the minister will know better what to develop in sabah and sarawak.mat taib who is not a member of parliament should resign .he is a thorn in umno and bn.