Sabah hopes its claims be considered in amending Federal Constitution
Published on: Sunday, October 24, 2021
By: Bernama
TUARAN: The Sabah government hopes that its needs and claims in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) be considered when tabling the bill in Parliament tomorrow to amend the Federal Constitution so as to be in line with this agreement.
Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor said the Sabah government had given its views on the state’s position and claims in line with MA63 at the special meeting held on Oct 18, so he hoped these could be realised.
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“We had the MA63 Special Meeting chaired by the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob) last week and several proposals in amending the constitution were made.
“I have been informed that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law), Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar would be tabling the bill.
“The Sarawak government has also given its views on MA63. So, Our hope is for our needs and claims to be considered in amending the constitution at the next parliamentary sitting which will start tomorrow,” he told reporters, here, today.
He was asked to comment on Wan Junaidi’s statement that the government would continue with its plan to table the bill in Parliament next Tuesday for the amendments to be in line with MA63.
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