Why is Govt Not Pushing SESB for Compensation? - Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:    “It seems that the people and everyone else has suffered losses from the recent power blackout and asking for compensation from SESB but not the Sabah government and its leaders” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief in response to the call by the Kota Kinabalu Chinese Chambers of Commerce for SESB to compensate consumers in the form of cash rebate or tariff discount.

The Sabah government and the federal Energy Minister should not have allowed the federal government to the 16.9% increase in electricity tariffs in the first place.

GST: Sabah BN leaders need to examine their heads, says Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:    “The Sabah government leaders need to have their heads examined for wrongly supporting the implementation of GST in Sabah without considering the rights of Sabah and the welfare of Sabahans” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief in response to the Chief Minister’s statement that the Government is supporting the implementation of GST in Sabah and the call by PBS to open talks with the federal government to safeguard Sabah’s revenue base that may be eroded by the GST.

What National Re-conciliation Without Sabah Sarawak? -Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:  “It is not surprising to the Malayan national parties that national means Malaysia without Sabah and Sarawak.  What national re-conciliation is meant by Umno/BN-PKR/Pakatan without the participation of Sabah and Sarawak?”said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, commenting on the calls for national reconciliation and national consensus.

For national reconciliation to be meaningful, there must be proportionate representation from Sabah and Sarawak and issues involving them need also to be addressed.  Sabah and Sarawak issues should not be left on the back-burner as though they do not exist or are not national issues.

Appreciate My Statement in The Right Context – Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:“UPKO leaders ought to have appreciated my statement in the correct context instead of being ultra-defensive and rushing and resorting to personal attacks seemingly and as though to defend their guilt” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief in response to the personal unjustifiable accusations over his query on Upko’s relevance in BN.

The people would still remember that it was Parti Demokratik Sabah (now Upko) that acted in cahoots with Umno/Kuala Lumpur’s divide and rule policy that resulted in dividing the unity of Sabahans and caused the break-up of Sabahan unity under PBS and the downfall of the democratically elected PBS government. 

How Much for Sabah Road Slopes Repairs? - Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:“The federal Works Minister and his PWD should be commended for speedily inspecting, finalizing and approving the estimated costs of repairs of recent flood damaged roads and slopes in Terengganu, Pahang and Johor of RM56.9 million” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, commenting on the announcement by the federal Works Minister in Kemaman recently.

Sadly and unfortunately, there is no mention of any allocations for repairs of roads and slopes in Sabah and Sarawak that were caused by the recent floods.