What Continuity? Continuity of Corruption, Incompetence and Cronyism !

Unprecedented in Sabah.. Faces of corruption and sheer incompetency painted all over the "resources-rich" state in the last five years under a GRS+PH government, now seeking another five years of 'stability and continuity'.

By S L Lim, 27-7-2025

DATUK Masidi Manjun speaks of "continuity" and "political stability" as the key to Sabah’s development. But we must ask: continuity of what exactly?

Is he asking the people of Sabah to continue tolerating a government that:

Awarded 100-year timberland concessions behind closed doors?

Is embroiled in the SMM minerals corruption scandal?

Failed to resolve Sabah’s chronic water and electricity crises?

Allowed rampant unemployment, dilapidated schools, and understaffed hospitals to persist for five years?

If this is the “achievement” Masidi wants Sabahans to defend, then it is not continuity — it is complicity.

Stability Without Accountability is Just Entrenchment

Yes, political stability matters. But stability without integrity is dangerous.

Let us not forget:

GRS itself was born from instability — the result of Langkah Kinabalu, not a democratic mandate.

It is GRS leaders who sabotaged Warisan's government mid-pandemic, denying Sabah a full term of responsible governance.

GRS has changed federal alliances more than once — first PN, then BN, now PH — just to stay in power.

So when Masidi talks about “too many changes in government,” he’s conveniently ignoring the fact that GRS is the product of political betrayal — not a victim of it.

Sabah vs Sarawak: A False Comparison

Masidi loves to compare Sabah with Sarawak. But the truth is:

Sarawak succeeded not because of one-party rule, but because its leaders had the political will to demand full control over oil, gas, and energy.

Sarawak has its own state utility (SEB), Petros, and regulatory authority — Sabah under GRS still bows to Putrajaya and Petronas.

Sarawak’s stability produced results because it is backed by competence, unity of purpose, and clean governance — not just continuity for continuity’s sake.

In Sabah, GRS has had five years. And what do we have to show for it?

Power outages, water rationing, mineral licensing scandals, and zero delivery on the 40% entitlement.

Sabah doesn’t need blind continuity.

Sabah needs credible leadership, honest governance, and a government that is truly answerable to the people — not to Kuala Lumpur.

If this is the kind of “stability” Masidi wants us to defend, then he’s not protecting Sabah’s future — he’s preserving GRS’s grip on power, not its performance.#~Borneo Herald™