Sabah knows what's best: Adenan
Published on: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem said his administration will continue to pursue with Petronas a bigger take from its oil and gas revenue.However, he said he was not here to tell his Sabah counterpart, Datuk Seri Musa Aman what to do in this matter."I have met with the Chief Minister (of Sabah) and we discussed common concepts such as the collaboration between Sabah and Sarawak, especially in the field of tourism.
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"I have for instance proposed the Kinabalu-Mulu package," he said."I don't wish to comment on Sabah, I am concerned only with what Sarawak wants. Importantly, I do not wish to tell Sabah what to do (because) that is none of my business but I assume they will follow the same line with Sarawak," he said when met after closing the four-day Sarawak Civil Service High Performance Team Retreat 2015 at Pacific Sutera, here, Tuesday.He was asked whether Sarawak was getting support from Sabah in the bid to get more from Petronas in terms of revenue from its oil and gas resources.As far as Sarawak is concerned, Adenan said they were still negotiating with the national petroleum company with a view to increase Sarawak's take from the oil and gas sector.
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"Petronas has been kind enough to allocate at least RM2.1 billion worth of contracts to Sarawak companies, put in millions of ringgit in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and establishment of technical schools," he said.He said so far, there had been no agreement signed between the Sarawak State Government and Petronas but he assured the matter was still being pursued.
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Adenan had been reported previously as saying that Sarawak was not satisfied with the present five per cent oil royalty from revenue collected by Petronas from the State's oil and gas resources.On challenges faced by him after more than a year since he took over the Chief Minister's office from Tun Taib Mahmud, Adenan said it has been very exciting and challenging."I've made certain policy changes which appears to be acceptable by the people on Chinese education, land administration, forest management and electricity rates, among others."And we'll continue to do that in the years to come. I think we have succeeded in motivating the civil service to be a more effective service," he said.Adenan said he would be making another announcement next month in relation to the electricity rates for commercial industrial consumers after he had reduced the tariff for domestic consumers in Sarawak.As for the programme here, he said it was the first time that the Sarawak senior civil service officers held their annual retreat outside of Sarawak.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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