KOTA KINABALU: Pressing infrastructure needs in and around Kudat must be met before proceeding with the controversial Mazu statue project, says Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) Sabah.
The Islamic body's spokesman Mohd Nur Hilmie Milus said that to get to this Muslim-majority district from Kota Kinabalu, travellers would have to pass through Tuaran, Kota Belud and Kota Marudu."People living in these areas do not enjoy good and comfortable basic infrastructure,” he said in a statement on Wednesday .
He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had instructed state representatives to focus more on lifting the lives of the poor and hardcore poor in the country. “Before Sabah decides to proceed with this controversial project which has been a subject of debate for the past 15 years, we suggest that it prioritise economic development first,” Hilmie said.Railways, a port and gas pipelines to Kudat should be given serious consideration before thinking about building the Mazu statue, he added."They have to stay in homestays that have frequent water disruptions.
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