Sabah Poors

I’m speechless when it comes to how the federal government treat Sabah. Despite the high poverty rates in Sabah, the allocation given to the Sabah Federal Development Department (JPPS) this year was cut short to RM56 million from last year RM200 million.

Vote BN la!

Sabah has 23% poverty compare to 3.6 % of national level.

Sabah can never progress if Poverty eradication never succeeds.

I am sure none of those federal ministers ever step into the rural areas of Sabah; all they ever did was visit those UMNO’s dog in the much more comfortable Kota Kinabalu.

Many parts in the state still lack proper infrastructure. Roads are not upgraded and during wet weather it is impossible to travel on these gravel stretches when they become muddy.

The official number for the hardcore poor in Sabah numbered at 21,514 with 13,802 categorised as productive and 3,708 as non-productive. Another 4,004 are disabled.

However, I believed a lot more are not registered as hardcore poor.

There is a great need for additional funding to Sabah, in view of the people’s undivided support to BN.

Poverty had also deprived rural children from a proper education because parents could not afford to send them to school.

Most schools in the remote districts were still ill-equipped and as is typical in the rural areas, have no running water, power supply or a health clinic.

It was not any wonder that teachers were reluctant to be posted to these parts.

I am not a frog supporter but if nothing done, please jump!