The GRS government’s handling of the 40% revenue entitlement has officially shifted from mere incompetence to a deliberate, systemic stunting of our constitutional rights.
Following the recent rejection of motions by Datuk Roger Chin and YB Chin Tek Ming, the people of Sabah must ask one very serious question: If it is inappropriate to discuss our rights in the halls of power, then where exactly is the appropriate place?
Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali has repeatedly played a game of musical chairs with this issue. In March 2023, he said the Dewan Rakyat was "inappropriate" to discuss the 40% share there.
Now, as motions are rejected in the Dewan Undangan Sabah (DUNS), the message remains the same.
Let’s look at the reality of our three branches of government:
The Executive: Has utterly failed its fiduciary duty. Instead of securing the Shared Growth Revenue pegged to 1963, they have settled for fixed grants that diminish our rightful share.
The Judiciary: The courts and organizations like the SLS have done their job, bringing the matter to light and setting deadlines that the government has let expire.
The Legislative: This branch has been systematically stunted. By rejecting motions from both the opposition and their own appointed experts like Datuk Roger Chin, the GRS administration has locked the doors of the very house meant to represent the people's will.
It is now clear that the appointment of Datuk Roger Chin was never about seeking a solution. It was political camouflage. A facade of professionalism used to distract the public while the government continues to run its standard playbook of avoidance and suppression.
Datuk Roger, a respected legal expert, has been turned into a convenient accomplice whose expertise is only welcome when it doesn't challenge the GRS status quo.
This is the height of double-talk. Datuk Armizan and the GRS leadership are trying to "politik" their way out of a constitutional mandate. You cannot claim to be a champion of MA63 while simultaneously closing every legitimate door to a resolution.
If the Executive fails to act, the Judiciary is ignored, and the Legislative is silenced, what is left? A government that governs by evasion is not a government that serves Sabah.
The time for these shenanigans is over. We do not need more "theaters of concern." We need the revenue that was promised in 1963.
In 2023, you said it was inappropriate; now, you say otherwise. So I ask you, Datuk Armizan, where is the "appropriate" place for Sabah’s survival?
YB LISA
ADUN
N52 Sungai Sibuga
