PH failed to honor its pledge to pay 20 percent oil royalty to Sarawak

suppadmin | July 26, 2018

Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) expressed shocked when the Pakatan Harapan(PH) Federal Government said in Parliament that the Government could not pay the 20 percent oil royalty to Sarawak.

Demanding an explanation from MP Stampin, Chong Chieng Jen, the PH Sarawak Chairman, SUPP stated that the payment of the 20 percent oil royalty to Sarawak is part and parcel of the PH’s pledges made before the GE 14.

When PH became the Federal Government ruling party, it should pay 20 percent oil royalty to Sarawak. However, the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali had declared in Parliament that the Federal Government could not implement the pledge.

SUPP condemned the failure of the PH federal Government in keeping its pledge. The PH has cheated the Sarawak people.

YB Chong must declare his stance on the issue, whether he agreed with the decision of the PH Federal government. SUPP demanded YB Chong to explain to the Sarawak people his implementation of his election pledges, including the 20 percent payment of oil royalty to Sarawak as well the recognition of UEC, after PH had won the GE14.

Oil forms part of the resources of Sarawak. The oil royalty is important to Sarawak. We shall not endorse any reason on the non-payment of the oil royalty by the HP Federal Government.

YB Chong should stop to avoid the issues affecting the welfare and interest of the people. He should also stop to safeguard the interest of Malaya instead of that of Sarawakian.