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Appoint Health Minister immediately: Christina Liew

Christina Liew taking her oath as Api Api State Assemblywoman at the swearing-in ceremony of elected representatives at the State Legislative Assembly building on Friday. -Photo by Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: Api Api State Assemblywoman Datuk Christina Liew has expressed disappointment over the unwarranted absence of a health minister in the State Cabinet.

Given the current critical situation in Sabah, she is perplexed as to why the new State Government has indiscriminately done away with the health ministerial portfolio (that was created by the then Warisan-led Government after the 14th General Election).

“Universally, health is a major area of concern. Right now, we are being dealt another severe blow as Sabah goes through the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the highest number of cases in the country.

“COVID is hovering over the people and putting many more lives at risk.

“We need a Health Minister urgently to spearhead efforts to curb the spread of the infection, and restore Sabah to its ‘under control’ situation.

“Instead of affirmative action, a PAS member was appointed Nominated Assemblyman to be a part of the State Legislative Assembly. The Government’s priority seems to be on the wrong side,” Liew, a former Sabah Deputy Chief Minister, said in a statement, Friday.

Datuk Christina Liew signing her Oath of Office as Api Api State Assemblywoman– Photo by Bernama

On PBS President Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili’s statement that the party will play a monitoring and balancing role to address the people’s concerns over the inclusion

of a PAS representative in the State Assembly, she wondered how the party would be able to execute that role.

“Dr Max could not even stop the PAS representative’s appointment, despite so many objections raised on the ground and by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as concerned elected representatives,” she said.

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