PRIME Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob gave his commitment to issues raised in Sabah and Sarawak, including the total number of representatives of the two states in parliament.

Ismail said this was among the issues raised in a meeting of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963, which he chaired yesterday.

According to his Facebook post today, the meeting was also attended by Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg, Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Md Noor, ministers as well as leaders of Sabah and Sarawak.

Yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Dr Maximus Ongkili was reported as saying that the meeting endorsed the move of restoring 35% of the 222 parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak.

The endorsement would enable Sabah and Sarawak to have 78 of the 222 seats.

Ismail said other matters raised in the meeting included economy and health in the two states.

In this regard, the prime minister also gave the commitment of the government to develop the two states in Budget 2023, which will be tabled on October 7.

“Insya Allah, all issues raised in the Borneo states will receive attention in line with the spirit of Keluarga Malaysia,” he said. – Bernama, September 9, 2022.