Mustapha Sakmud says RM1.7 billion in Sabah rural road projects are postponed, not cancelled, pending a review and realignment of allocation ceilings.
KUALA LUMPUR: Rural road development projects worth RM1.7 billion in Sabah have not been cancelled but merely postponed pending a review and realignment of allocation ceilings, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Datuk Mustapha Sakmud stressed.
He said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan had provided a detailed explanation on the matter during the winding-up of the policy-stage debate on the Supply (Budget) 2027 Bill for the Finance Ministry in the Dewan Rakyat last Thursday.
“I stand by my statement that these projects have not been cancelled; they have only been postponed, and this has been explained in detail by the Finance Minister II.
