‘My priority is employment and economic development for all Sabahans”
With these few simple profound words, Hajiji has built his economic architecture for the NEW SABAH. Strong emphasis on economics and minimum on politics.
On-going fast evolving political, social and economic trends will affect Sabah’s future adversely. We must fortify and protect Sabah’s heritage and economy.
I would like to devote this article on the essence of the speech I delivered on behalf of Sabah Economic Advisory Council to the Sabah Chinese Economic Conference on 23 August 2023. The speech consists 4 parts. Part 1-Why re-create Sabah The past. Part 2- Hajiji’s -creation of Sabah. Part 3.- Solutions for major infrastructure problems. Part 4- Hajiji’s New Sabah. Exciting opportunities
Most points in my speech are public facts and can be verified in the press and google.
Part 1-Why re-create Sabah-The past.
Soonest Hajiji was sworn in as CM, he was confronted with many serious problems. Some of which are:
[a] Sabah has been in an economic doldrum since the mid-1980s [almost 40 years]. We were the No. 2 state in Malaysia, only behind Selangor, but has since sunk to the bottom position. Economic growth has been stunted with the lowest household income and highest rate of unemployment. Thousands of young Sabahans have migrated to W Malaysia and Singapore to seek j
I will be brief and go straight to the point. If anything is deemed offensive, it is intended. No apology here. Of late some leaders have started another political turf war again. I can quite understand if these leaders are from the opposition.
Let me express my appreciation to many well-wishers for last Sunday’s article “Sabahans also can undertake new KKIA study”. Very heartening to see the increasing awakening of the Sabahan spirit from so many Sabahans.