Kalabakan MP Ma’mun Sulaiman said Sabah’s wealth of natural resources was often used for the development of the nation at the expense of the state.
“Sabah’s history is often denied and its wealth used to develop the nation while the state itself remains poor and under-developed,” he said at a press conference in Parliament.
“Is Sabah still relevant to the federal government?”
Ma’mun added that Sabah’s security and sovereignty were frequently “neglected and ridiculed”.
He was joined by fellow Warisan members Kota Belud MP Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis, Sepanggar MP Azis Jamman and Labuan MP Rozman Isli, who all urged the federal government to take the Sulu arbitration issue seriously as it was not only a concern to Sabah but a matter of national security and sovereignty.
Earlier, Isnaraissah was ejected from the Dewan Rakyat and suspended for two days after getting into an argument with Speaker Azhar Harun.
She had questioned why her motion to debate the Sulu arbitration issue was rejected three times, asking if the Dewan Rakyat did not care about the matter since it only concerned Sabah.
She was interjected by Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor), who said his emergency motion to discuss a similar matter had also been rejected.
He asked Azhar whether the rejection of the motions was done because Attorney-General Idrus Harun is his brother.
Azhar explained that he had to reject the motions as they would be sub judice since there were ongoing proceedings involving the matter abroad.
He also said that the Sulu arbitration issue had been discussed in the previous Dewan Rakyat meeting that took place in March.
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