Now Musa must seek an audience with Sabahans...

After getting a rebuke from his superior, Sabah's Chief Minister quickly flew to Kuala Lumpur to seek an audience with the Prime Minister. According to the version given by Datuk Musa Aman, Pak Lah had accepted his (Aman's) explanation regarding the development on Sipadan island -- and all is peaceful again.

Page 30, of the NST, seems to suggest calm waters as far as Aman's vantage point is CONcerned.


Musa briefs PM on Sipadan
28 Jul 2006

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman flew to Kuala Lumpur post haste yesterday to tell the Prime Minister that development on Sipadan island had been put on hold.

He met Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi after the latter criticised him for going ahead with plans to construct a RM4.5 million clubhouse on the island.

Musa said he told Abdullah that physical work on the island had stopped on May 24.

Musa also informed Abdullah that a joint committee on the management and monitoring of Sipadan had decided that development on the island would only involve basic resting facilities for divers, staff quarters and environmentally friendly sewerage and sanitation systems.

The committee, under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Samsudin Osman, made the decision at its meeting last month.

However, Musa said all development must be approved by the State Cabinet.

Abdullah was quoted as saying on Wednesday that he had told Musa not to proceed with the project as it would damage the corals.

Musa said the Prime Minister had accepted his explanation.

During the meeting, Musa showed Abdullah a comprehensive report on the status of development on the island.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat said whether or not construction work would restart would depend on the outcome of a review of the project by the Sabah Parks.

He was speaking to reporters after representing Musa at the launching of the State-level Farmers, Breeders and Fishermen’s Day at Tanjung Lipat here.



DESIDERATA:

But now Musa must seek an audience with the people, especially the Sabahans to whom he's ultimately the Servant to -- no, not Pak Lah alone, but the Rakyat of Sabah who put him as the state's CEO for five years alone. And he must account for ALL HIS ACTIONS. Not just on the Sipadan island issue.

The Prime Ministeer must also direct this Chief Minister to furnish a comprehesnive report of the litany of complaints against Aman as documented in Raja Petra Kamarudin's chest of gems, as I extracted yesterday, and I shall reprise again here partially, FIVE items only on Aman's plate for STARTERS, the full menu is @malaysia-today.net:


SPECIAL REPORT ON MUSA AMAN

1. Putting the fox in charge of Umno Sabah’s henhouse

2. Sabah Housing Board Scam

3. What’s going on in Sabah?

4. Why is Pak Lah protecting Musa Aman?

5. Umno Sabah: Talk a lot but say nothing


Parting greeting to fellow Malaysians in Sabah. But your CM thinks the people's status is way too low for Aman -- only the PM's level is good enough for him --
in which case, how about the Rakyat plan a gathering in front of the CM's office to celebrate the coming 49th Merdeka Day birthday?

If some generous Sabahan who has a slice of Aman's cake will sponsor Desi, I'd gladly fly over to have an self-invited audience with Aman. I'll come with a white flag.