Source Daily Express
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah DAP on Thursday welcomed the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) to be a partner in upholding the rights of Sabah and its people.
Hailing SAPP's decision to leave Barisan Nasional (BN) as "courageous", its Kota Kinabalu MP Dr Hiew King Cheu (pic) said Sabahans should stand united to seek better treatment from Federal.
"Sabahans are simply asking to be respected and given fair treatment for what we deserve under the partnership," he said in a statement.
"Sabahans are simply asking to be respected and given fair treatment for what we deserve under the partnership," he said in a statement.
He said as the State is among the biggest contributors to the country's revenue, it deserved more from the national share. "What good is the RM3 billion to Sabah in 2009? It should be RM13 billion for Sabah," he said.
He claimed that Sabah has been neglected by the Federal administration in the past and present, which could be seen through the lack of amenities, economic development and a high hard core poor rate, among others.
Hiew said the failures of the BN government, both at State and Federal-level, to bring progress to the State was due to its failure to observe as well as practise the principles of good governance, namely, credibility, accountability and transparency.
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