Sabah PH chairperson Christina Liew said the RCI would be one of the many issues set to be included in the coalition’s election manifesto for Sabah.
“This is unlike what the Sabah state rights committee is doing right now, namely to review the agreement.
“We want to implement the agreement but it must be done fairly. This means, what was taken must be given back to Sabah and what was never implemented, must be put into place,” she told reporters after the Sabah PH Chinese New Year event here today.
Liew said while it was true the Federal Constitution only provided for 40% of the net revenue collected by the federal government to be returned to Sabah, a PH government would give back 50%.
This was because, she said, the coalition knew that Sabah had been deprived of this right since 1974 when the amount of RM26.4 million, supposedly representing the 40% allocation, was never reviewed.
According to the Federal Constitution Article 112D, the special grants for Sabah and Sarawak should be reviewed every five years or for longer periods provided both state and federal governments agreed to it.
Liew said the RCI would be formed within 100 days of PH coming to power. It would be asked to complete its report within 18 months, she added.