KUCHING: SUPP secretary-general Dato’ Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew has expressed his disappointment on Sarawak’s Pakatan Harapan announcement on the Oil and Gas royalty for the State.
“We are indeed very disappointed with Chong’s announcement. What he said is nothing new, still twisting what was contained in their PH GE14 manifesto.
“We would like to know whether Chong has the authority to announce the matter as he did. Most Sarawakians do not believe him and they do not think that he has such an authority to make the announcement. For the avoidance of doubt and clarity, they asked him to show proof of such authority, if he has,” Ting said in a statement issued yesterday in response to the announcement.
He added that the PH leaders in Sarawak have been trying their best to convince the public, especially the voters that promises as contained in manifesto was for an offer to Sarawak government instead of the people, especially to the voters.
“In any election, the election manifesto is very important. The promises contained therein will guide the public, the people or specifically for the voters to help the voters decide whom they would like to vote to be the Government of the day. To them, manifesto is not for the Sarawak government but for them to make careful and considered decision.
“For the ordinary voters, they would think and believe that the promises as contained in the manifesto would be fulfilled before the next election. Longer time may be required in some cases, depending on the magnitude and impact of the promises. This is understandable.
“PH leaders in Sarawak should not continue to hoodwink the people of Sarawak. Their PH manifesto is very clear. One of the promises is 20% royalty on revenue and not 20% profit to be given to the people of Sarawak, through the Government of Sarawak. During election, PH promised Heaven and Earth and now PH as the New Government are finding it extremely challenging to fulfil these promises and are indeed trying to come up with all sorts of excuses of not fulfilling these promises,” said Ting.
