KUCHING: Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen accused the state government of making unlawful demands in terms of the allocation of funds, resulting in delays in repairing dilapidated schools in the state.
“For Abang Johari or Sarawak state Education Minister Michael Manyin to suggest other mechanisms of allocation is tantamount to asking the finance ministry to do something illegal and unconstitutional,” he said in a statement today. “Secondly, the state government will pay the contractors the total contract amount up to RM1 billion. Thereafter, the said sum will be set off and deemed repayment against the loan owed by the state government to the federal government.”
“I am glad that finally, after an unnecessary delay by the state government of more than half a year, Abang Johari has now admitted to the legality of the finance ministry’s proposal and agreed to comply with it,” he said.