Headline Shafie1 relentless` in SESB takeover MediaTitle Borneo Post (KK) Date 23 Aug 2020 Language English Circulation 18,290 Readership 54,870 Section Home Page No 1 ArticleSize 366 cm² Journalist N/A PR Value RM 6,123

1 Shafie relentless' in SESB takeover

KOTA KINABALU: The black- and-white will show sincerity and commitment of Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, Warisan and Pakatan Harapan governments in Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) takeover, said Member of Parliament for Bakri, Yeo Bee Yin. "I would like to refute the statements made by Christopher Mandut, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Youth chief and aide to Maximus Ongkili as well as Kenny Chua, the former assistant finance minister on the effort of Sabah State Government under the leadership of Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal to take over SESB," she Yeo said. recovery process after decades of Mandut was quoted inefficiency and loss-making. saying, "The then Barisan She said returning the electricity Nasional federal cabinet, of rights to Sabahans would have which Ongkili was a member become a reality in less than as energy minister, decided two years of PH and Warisan a month before the elections governments (compared to 34 to return SESB to the Sabah years under the BN government). government... Unfortunately, "All the facts about the progress BN lost the elections. It was the of SESB takeover stated here are PH government which did not do well documented in black and anything to pursue the matter of white - by the way of cabinet handing over." papers, minutes of meetings and "Ongkili had been energy analysis reports. minister for five years (2013 to "Unlike BN, we made real 2018), if he was really sincere actions and took tangible steps, on returning SESB to Sabah traceable by documents, not government , why waited until a announcements just before the month before the election in 2018 election. to make such decision? Where is "With that, I can testify what the approval of cabinet?" Datuk Seri Shafie said on SESB On a contrary, Yeo pointed out takeover was true and this claim that Sabah Government under is well supported by black-and- Shafie had been relentless in its white," Yeo said. pursuit of Sabah autonomy in As for Kenny Chua, she said power industry. it was mind boggling that he "After we formed governments could shift the blame to Shafie on (PH-led federal government and Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal Warisan-led state government), government's refusal to continue a cabinet paper had been passed their effort SESB takeover. by the PH cabinet, not only to "What fault Shafie has done return SESB but also the power to other than refusing to bow to the regulate power industry to Sabah backdoor government? state government, i.e returning "Why Kenny Chua didn't dare the entire electricity rights to the to question the high power in hands of Sabahans. Technical and Putrajaya but bark on Shafie?" she financial taskforces were formed asked. If PN government is really with the aim to find win-win deal sincere in handing over electricity by early 2020. rights to Sabahans, then they can "Subsequently, the process easily act now by continuing the of due diligence started efforts that we've started," Yeo and completed by the State said. Government. A meeting between "In fact, I had never seen the representatives of Federal and Kenny Chua attending any of the State governments was then held meetings regarding the matter to go through the due diligence between Federal and Sabah State report on 13th December 2019. Governments representatives, With numbers and facts in hands, co-chaired by Shafie and myself. both governments reiterated our He didn't care then but wants to commitment to complete the act hero now to defend the PN SESB takeover in 2020 and were government? confident that we could make "After failing to form new this happen. We were scheduled Sabah government by the way of to meet again on the matter to treachery and from the backdoor, finalize the details by the first Kenny Chua and Christopher quarter of 2020. However, the Mandut intend now to he meeting didn't happen because of through their teeth to deceive the Sheraton Move," she explained. Sabahans? Yeo said if there was no "I hope Sabahans can see Sheraton Move, the process through these blatant lies and of returning SESB to the State differentiate who is lying and Government would have started who is sincere in solving the Hospita after being in the hands of TNB longstanding electricity problem in since 1998; so too SESB financial Sabah," Yeo said. schedule VALUATOR

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