GE13: Sabah Barisan pledges to resolve illegal immigrant problems

A pledge to find solutions to Sabah's illegal immigrant problems and solutions to native land issues are the highlights of a special 16-point Sabah Barisan Nasional manifesto.
The special manifesto by the state Barisan aimed at countering various local issues, including oil royalties raised by the opposition, was launched by Sabah Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Musa Aman together with heads of component parties at the Sabah Umno headquarters here.
“This is our commitment to the rakyat. We are continuing our efforts. Sabah Barisan will do more,” he said while dismissing opposition promises in their manifesto as unrealistic.
The state Barisan manifesto promises to implement the recommendations of the ongoing Royal Commis-sion of Inquiry to solve the illegal immigrant problem, he said in apparent reference to the plan by the opposition to re-issue identity cards for Sabahans.
The manifesto, printed in Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Kadazandusun, promises to also implement new laws and set up native institutions to find speedy solutions to land matters under Native Customary Rights.
Sabah Barisan also promised to protect the spirit of the 20-point Malaysia Agreement of 1963 while also promising equal opportunities for all in state service.
 When launching the manifesto, Musa said the state Barisan government was prudent in its spending and has over RM4.088bil in reserves while they have helped reduce poverty rates from 19.7% to 8.1% over the last three years.
Among the achievements of the state Barisan government were the issuance of communal titles that involved over 192,000 villagers while tourism earnings hit the RM5.17bil mark last year.