Who is Johnny boy trying to fool?

Kota Kinabalu, May 24, 2009: Parti Bersatu Sabah(PBS)a coalition of Barisan Nasional,support for the proposal to convert Wisma Khidmat into a private hospital is "outrageous and a gross insult to the people of Sabah", according to Sabah Progressive Party(SAPP) Information Chief Chong Pit Fah. He urged PBS Information Chief and State Assembly Deputy Speaker, Johnny Mositon who made the proclamation to explain how a private hospital could be "the greatest Kaamatan gift to the people of Sabah. Is this private hospital going to provide free medical treatment? If not how can he simply call on all Sabahans to rejoice, ask Chong in a statement.

The State Government should demand the Federal Government to allocate more funds to improve the State's public healthcare. Besides, majority of the people still cannot afford to seek treatment at private hospitals. He said SAPP's stand was that turning Wisma Khidmat into a hospital was inappropriate as the "building and location is not suitable, coupled with it being handled by a wrong agency i.e Sabah Credit Corporation, a government link company(GLC) which owns the building.

While the State Government currently still has an 18% share in Sabah Medical Center(SMC)a private medical centre which has now been purchase by the Federal Government for RM245 million, let's examine who are actually going to benefit from this new private hospital, the people or those who undertake the project?

Sabah Progressive Party's (SAPP) hostile reception to the Khidmat Private Hospital plan is understandable but to adopt a stand denying Sabahans the benefit of better healthcare services is unforgivable, said Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Supreme Council member, John Masabal. "What is SAPP's actual intention in denouncing the ability of the State and its agency in a noble plan. Does SAPP think only the SMC group is capable of constructing hospitals for subsequent disposal to the Government?" he asked. "We hope the political stand in this issue taken by SAPP has nothing to do with any interested party in SMC," said Masabal who is also PBS Moyog chief.

He was responding to the statement by SAPP Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah who criticised his PBS counterpart, Johnny Mositun, for describing the Chief Minister's announcement to create a private hospital as the best Kaamatan gift to the people of Sabah. Masabal said Chong should not be narrow minded but to check his facts. "We are all behind what the PBS Information Chief outlined in his support of Datuk Seri Musa Aman's announcement of a private hospital to replace the void created by the sale of Sabah Medical Centre to the Federal Government recently," he said

PUTT FOR CHANGE SAYS........

One doesn't really need to be a rocket scientist to digest Chong's and Masabal's statement. While I will fully support the idea of a hospital for the people by any government, we nevertheless need to put a magnifying glass to examine the private hospital by the Sabah Government, which appears very suspicious. Martin Luther King said it better, "Nothing in the world is most dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."

The State Government, has again blundered by undermining the intelligence of the people by making dumb-founded statements by politicians with conscientious stupidity or nincompoops. One fine example is Johnny Mositon when he said that the government private hospital at Wisma Khidmat is "the best Kaamatan gift for the people". Who is Johnny boy trying to fool? Even a primary school boy can see through his shoe polishing act. If only Queen Elizabeth could come and see the deplorable state of the hospital named after her, she'll probably say God help Sabah.

By god can't help Sabah, because the State Government's credibility, transparency and accountability is now highly suspect. A private medical centre is meant for the rich and famous and not one who only earns enough to feed his family. This pea brain Johnny boy, has put his foot in his mouth. Why is the State Government so adamant in wanting to convert Wisma Khidmat into a private hospital, when even the Federal Government were not in favour of it in the first place? As for John Masabal, PBS supreme council member is no better than a PARROT.(if you notice his press statement). Why has the actor change? Has Johnny boy lost his testicles and water face that he had to instruct Masabal to do his tidying up?

Politicians crave to be given the opportunity to speak just to gain some popularity, more often than not with no substances. George Pompidou said it better, "A Statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the state. A politician is a statesman who places the state at his service". The state government still owns 18% of Sabah Medical Centre(SMC), which will amount to RM44.1 million upon receipt of payment from the Federal Government for the purchase of SMC. Where will this money go to?

From our survey, the state government has also earned hundreds of millions or billion in tax(15%) imposed on Sabahan punters on the thrice a week 4D draws over the last 10 odd years. Where has all this money gone to? Surely this massive amount accumulated over the years would have been more than sufficient to build a 6Star general hospital with state of the art equipments. This Johnny boy, would be the best Kaamatan gift ever, and not your private hospital. Has a name been proposed yet? Perhaps AMAN MEDICAL CENTRE sounds appropriate.

The State Government has to explain to the people and come out clean and not twist facts and speak in riddles. The best Kaamatan gift that the state government can give to the people is stop Hoodwinking the people. Kotobian Tadau Do Kaamatan.