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Datuk Snowdan Lawan

KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan believes that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made a smart manoeuvre by not appointing a deputy prime minister.

“This move stopped all lobbying for the post,” he told New Sarawak Tribune yesterday when he commented on the new federal Cabinet which Muhyiddin announced last Monday.

Snowdan, who is also Youth and Sports Assistant Minister, said it was also heartening that Muhyiddin was quite generous to Sarawak by giving it four full ministers and five deputy ministers’ posts.

“The numbers would have sufficed and Sarawak would still be well represented even if Bersatu’s Ali Biju and Willie Monggin were not in,” he said.

Snowdan was glad that Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (GPS) got the Senior Minister cum Minister of Works portfolio as he could facilitate the Pan Borneo Highway project which had been rescheduled by the previous government.

“Completion of the Pan Borneo Highway project shall be in our priority list,” he said.

He also noted that the other appointed state leaders like Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri are familiar experienced faces to Putrajaya.

“Now they are back with enthusiasm, much to Sarawak pride and delights,” he said.

As for PRS, he said they were glad that their MP Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang was appointed as Second Deputy Minister of Health.

“PRS Youth therefore wishes to thank the prime minister for that, and for having included new faces from Sarawak like Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, Datuk Henry Sum Agong, Hasbi Habibollah and Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib in his Cabinet,” he said.

“We trust that as our MPs will pursue Sarawak’s interests, especially in respect to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) now that we have the Ministry of National Unity as well as Sarawak-Sabah Affairs Ministry helmed by Sabahan Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili.”

He added that PRS Youth concurred and welcomed the appointment of corporate figure like Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, a former CIMB CEO, which is familiar with finance and the Treasury, which appropriate considering the current global economic challenges.

He looks forward to working together with the new Minister of Youth and Sports and his deputy.

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