State Assembly to approve Sedia: CM
Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) is moving into first gear with the approval of a proposal to form a co-ordinating body to be named Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (Sedia) by the State Cabinet, Thursday.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said a special State Legislative Assembly session on Jan. 15 would specifically discuss and approve Sedia's legal formation.
"Sedia would be gazetted as the SDC implementing authority once it receives two third support members of the Assembly during the meeting next week," he said after chairing the State Cabinet meeting at Wisma Innoprise, Thursday.
There are 60 members in the Assembly comprising of 59 Barisan Nasional and a sole opposition assemblyman from DAP. On Sedia's role and function, Musa, who is also Finance Minister, said it would also be discussed during the assembly session.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had launched the SDC on Jan. 29, last year at Sepanggar Bay Port here. It is a development programme for Sabah within an 18-year period until 2025, in line with the Abdullah's aspiration for Malaysia survival in the next 50 years.
It would become a platform for the people of Sabah to overcome the challenges ahead at least for the first half of the period.
Musa said that they would be appointing Sedia's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other officers including and board members later.
He was confident that with the formation of the body, it would be able to assist in the achievement of the SDC targets and at the same time to develop Sabah.
To this end, he urged all Sabah elected representatives and MPs to frequently turun padang (go down to the field) to ensure the smooth and successfully implementation of the SDC.
He said they must ensure that all the projects are implemented for the benefit of the people. "We need the support from everyone to ensure that what had been planned could and would be implemented," he said.
He said some projects under the SDC were just waiting to take off while other are still at the discussion table stage.
Excerpt: courtesy of Daily Express
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