SAPP akan batalkan loji janakuasa arangbatu

LAHAD DATU, Okt 5, 2010: Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) akan membatalkan cadangan membina loji janakuasa arang batu di Kampung Sinakut dekat sini sebaik saja membentuk Kerajaan Negeri Sabah yang baru selepas memenangi pilihanraya umum kali ke-13 akan datang.

Presiden SAPP Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee berkata, projek loji janakuasa arang batu itu pasti akan dibatalkan apabila SAPP mengambil alih pentadbiran Kerajaan Negeri Sabah nanti.

"Loji janakuasa arang batu itu hanya membawa kesan negatif kepada alam sekitar serta menjejaskan kesihatan para penduduk," katanya.

Beliau berucap merasmikan Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan gabungan cawangan-cawangan SAPP bagi Jawatankuasa Perhubungan Pusat (CLC) Lahad Datu dan Tungku di sini.

Turut hadir, Timbalan Presiden merangkap Ahli Parlimen Sepanggar Datuk Eric Majimbun, Timbalan Presiden merangkap Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Likas Datuk Liew Teck Chan, bekas Menteri Kewangan Sabah Datuk Mohd Noor Mansoor, Setiausaha Agung Datuk Richard Yong dan Naib Presiden merangkap Timbalan Speaker Datuk Frankie Chong.

Tidak ketinggalan, Naib Presiden merangkap Ahli Parlimen Tawau Datuk Dr. Chua Soon Bui, Naib Presiden Amde Sidik, Ketua Penerangan Chong Pit Fah, Ketua Pemuda Edward Dagul dan Ahli Majlis Tertinggi, Dullie Marie, Kenneth Koh dan Yong Chong Kim.

Hadir sama, Pengerusi CLC Lahad Datu merangkap Pengerusi Zon Silam Wong Yu Chin, Pengerusi CLC Tungku Suaib Mutalib dan Pengerusi Penganjur Mapa Sari Tara.

Teck Lee berkata, sedikit masa dulu Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Aman telah mengumumkan bahawa Kerajaan Negeri Sabah menolak cadangan projek loji janakuasa arang batu itu dengan alasan alam sekitar dan kesihatan rakyat akan terjejas.

Katanya, bagaimanapun, Kerajaan kemudiannya menyokong pembinaan loji itu apabila Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak menumumkan bahawa projek itu akan diteruskan.

Beliau berkata, cadangan membina loji itu berpindah-pindah dari Silam dekat sini ke Seguntor di Sandakan dan kemudiannya Kampung Sinakut.

Katanya, cadangan membina loji itu mendapat lampu merah apabila Jabatan Alam Sekitar menolak laporan penilaian kesan alam sekitar (EIA) yang dikemukakan pihak perunding projek itu baru-baru ini.

Menyentuh masalah pengangguran dikalangan belia khususnya di Lahad Datu, Teck Lee berkata, peluang kerja bagi golongan muda terlalu sedikit kerana keadaan ekonomi Sabah tidak stabil.

Katanya, peluang itu semakin berkurangan apabila pekerjaan seperti juruteknik komputer dirampas para belia dari Semenanjung.

Katanya, lebih kurang 500 juruteknik komputer dari Semenanjung sudah memulakan tugas di sekolah-sekolah seluruh Sabah baru-baru ini.

Beliau berkata, pekerjaan seperti juruteknik komputer boleh dilakukan para belia di negeri ini kerana ramai daripada mereka mendapat latihan dalam bidang itu, tetapi perkembangan terbaru yang tidak baik itu menunjukkan Kuala Lumpur kini ingin merampas peluang pekerjaan di Sabah.

Teck Lee berkata, masalah pengangguran itu menyebabkan ramai belia di negeri ini termasuk di Lahad Datu terjebak dalam kancah masalah sosial seperti menjadi Mat Rempit.

Sementara itu, Yu Chin dan Mapa Sari dalam ucapan mereka berkata ramai penduduk di Kampung Singgamata, Kampung Panji, Kampung Puyut dan Kampung Burung kehilangan tempat berteduh apabila rumah mereka dirobohkan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional Sabah.

Mereka berkata, para penduduk itu sepatutnya diberi tapak baru untuk membina rumah terlebih dulu sebelum kediaman mereka dirobohkan untuk memberi laluan kepada projek pembangunan.

Menurut mereka, para pemimpin mahu pun wakil rakyat dari Barisan Nasional tidak datang memberi sebarang bantuan sekaligus membelakangkan slogan Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan.

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