KOTA KINABALU: The challenges Sabah faces today are not the fault of any single administration, but the result of systemic failures inherited from decades of leadership, said Telupid assemblyman Datuk Jonnybone J Kurum.
Speaking during the debate on the Head of State’s policy speech at the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, Jonnybone said it was time for all sides to take shared responsibility rather than placing the blame squarely on the current government.
He noted that many of those now criticising the government had themselves once held positions of power—whether in the state or federal government—and were equally accountable for the state’s present condition.
“The failure we face today is a failure we inherited together. It’s not fair to place all the blame on the current government when many of us in this very chamber have been part of the system for decades.
"If anyone says they are better than this government, that’s a lie and pure rhetoric. The problems didn’t appear overnight, and pretending otherwise is not only dishonest—it’s dangerous.”
Jonnybone also criticised the tendency of some leaders to discredit the work of previous administrations simply because of political rivalry.
He said progress in Sabah had often been derailed by ego-driven decisions to undo initiatives that could have benefited the people.
