Abang Johari accuses Putrajaya of breaking promises over school repairs


Desmond Davidson

Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg wants to know why his state should pay back the remainder of its loan from Putrajaya when the federal government cannot hold up its end of the bargain. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 18, 2020.

SARAWAK has accused Putrajaya of failing to honour its agreement to repair dilapidated schools across the state.

Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg said today the state has repaid RM700 million of the RM1 billion federal loan from Putrajaya to fix the schools, but no work has started on any of the nearly 1,500 schools earmarked for the repairs to date.


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  • Wow, a threat to not pay a loan because extra work is not done. Its a LOAN!

    Posted 4 years ago by CS Lee