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KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government wants the Federal Government to reconsider its decision to shelve the construction of the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in Serudong, Kalabakan.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the CIQ was a very important project for Sabah as it would serve as a gateway between Sabah and Nusantara in East Kalimantan, which would be the new capital of Indonesia.

"We will discuss with the federal government because for us this CIQ is a very important project and cannot be delayed. This project is very necessary for Sabah to serve as a for visitors to enter Sabah or to Tawau," he added.

He told this to reporters after attending the Sabah Maju Jaya Roadmap (SMJ) first-year celebration at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), here, today.

Hajiji said the project should be a priority for the federal government so that the entry of visitors to Sabah from Kalimantan could be controlled as well as to avoid the existence of “rat lanes”.