Promising to remove the scheme within the first 100 days in office, Shafie said he would also put in place a comprehensive land policy that will benefit those without land.
He said Warisan had set up a high-powered committee to look into all land issues and how best to overcome them.
“We will make sure that the people will be the ones enjoying the fruits of their labour instead of companies appointed by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to develop the land,” he said in a statement.
The former federal minister added that Warisan’s land policy would differ from that of the current state government.
“The ‘communal title’ promoted by Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman has its obvious disadvantages.
“When we give you the land, it won’t be just empty land. In areas where oil palm is suitable to be planted, we will provide seedlings to the farmers and guide them on how to look after their plots.
“We will also suggest the planting of other crops, such as rubber, cocoa, stevia and fruit trees, depending on the area and the preference of the people,” he said during a get-together in the interior area of Sugut on Tuesday.
On the supply of treated piped water, Shafie said there was an existing water treatment plant in Paitan and that similar plants had been planned for Sugut and other rural areas.
“The issue here is that it is the Sabah government’s responsibility to ensure the water reaches the people.
“If the BN government has not played its part in providing the meters and pipes to the individual houses, the Warisan government will do so.”
Shafie said he was appalled by the condition of the Kanibongan-Paitan road and chided the Sabah government for its lack of concern.
“Whoever constructed the road and whoever is doing maintenance now has not done a good job.
“Perhaps the MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) should investigate this.”
Shafie said when he was the rural and regional development minister, he had approved the construction of a solar farm in Sugut to provide electricity to the villagers in and around Paitan.
“I hope the poles and wires have been fixed by the state government and the people are already receiving electricity.”
He urged Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Maximus Ongkili and Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who is also the state infrastructure development minister, to carry out their duties more effectively.
He said they needed to go down to the ground to see the water problems and bad road conditions for themselves.