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LIKE me, Sybil leader James Wong has been asked this question countless times. Obviously, people asking are oblivious to or choose to ignore the progress that Hajiji has made in restructuring the Sabah’s economy since 2020. I would request them to read the newspaper to update themselves.

This truism (headline) summarises Sabah’s massive economic problems which all Sabahans of this generation, including leaders and young Sabahans, must unite and systemically confront the challenges and produce solutions.

NOORLIZA was our first madam mayor who packed three years and hence address her as HER HONOUR MADAM MAYOR.

The Daily Express’ headline “CM PREFERS TO DO MORE, TALK LESS” on 31 December last year struck A “home RUN”.

2023 is ending. 2024 is just days away. Hajiji has laid the fundamentals for Sabah’s economic future. He has regained a number of MA63 rights, most outstanding are in oil and gas. Economic restructuring is in steady progress. Revenue is increasing. 2024 budget is at all-time high. Investments are coming in at historical records.

BRAVO to Masidi’s unequivocal winding up speech on GLCs in DUN.

RECENTLY, an assertion was made that there is no Sabah/Sarawak Bloc. This is a sweeping statement which can create a false impression or misperception. It is normal, before making such a broad statement, to produce a definition of what is or what is not a Sabah/Sarawak Bloc.

DATUK Seri Hajiji, as the new CM in September 2020, inherited a very poor economy after the Covid pandemic, almost empty state coffer and negative GDP at 8.7%.

Expose the Financial cost and opportunity cost of non-performing and under-performing GLCs. The usual mild and genteel Hajiji could not hide his disappointment. Painfully, the GLCs have under delivered below par dividends by 8.8% YOY. Exceptional performers were Innoprise which produced a record of RM147 million and new comer, SMJ with a maiden ang pau dividend of RM50m for Hajiji.

FOLLOWING my last Sunday’s article in which I mentioned that Sabah is in great need of elite officers, I have had some chats with friends and concerned Sabahans on the subject. All, without exception, agreed that there is a great need of such a corps of elite officers. A few reasons have been given, the most important of which are the followings.