Idris said Taib was still needed to lead the state especially towards realising its vision of a developed state by 2030, with the implementation of the Score.
“He actually wanted to retire from politics and wanted to spend time with his family but we in PBB still want him to lead.
“We still need him because if he suddenly retires, we would be just like a jumbo plane where the pilot suddenly jumps off and let the co-pilot take over.
“If this scenario happens it can cause the plane to crash. So we still need him to land nicely and hand over the captaincy to the co-pilot.
“This is the analogy why we still need him to lead us in Sarawak as both our president in PBB as well as the chief minister,” Idris told a press conference held at PBB headquarters here yesterday.
He added that Taib was not power crazy and refused to retire.
“The opposition always demonise him as if he is a dictator. But in fact we in PBB and the people still need him to ensure SCORE could be realised and make Sarawak the richest state by 2030,” said Idris.
Idris who is also a director of SEB reiterated that state needed cheap and clean hydro power to propel its progress as fossil fuel is expensive.
“We are spending some RM300 million a year on our diesel power stations. It is very expensive. That’s why we have no choice but to develop our hydroelectric power.
“It is true that we have been criticised heavily by NGOs especially from overseas but what other choice do we have. Even in Australia they have over 100 dams there. So what are they (NGOs and opposition) talking about?” he questioned.
Idris who is the coordinator for the printed media in the BN secretariat reiterated that the state government would continue to improve the implementation of the resettlement schemes so that the affected people would not be adversely affected.
“As far as resettlement is concerned, we are improving from past experiences and it would only get better as we go along,” he assured.
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