Kitingan, who is Tambunan assemblyman and Keningau MP, said Liew should realise there are already at least two committees established at state and federal levels.
“Why should we form another one? In fact, why do we need a committee to re-evaluate the agreement?” said Kitingan, who is president of Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR).
He said that rights for Sabah and Sarawak had been specifically written into the Federal Constitution and there would be no need to reevaluate those or to form a committee for the purpose.
“In order to give back the rights, all they need to do is to have a consultation among the relevant government officers or a cabinet paper from the finance ministry to get things moving,” he said.
Among the issues involved was a demand for Sabah to be given 40% of net revenue collected by the federal government from the state.
Liew said recently that the federal government had formed a committee, which he would lead, to identify the best method to ensure Sabah and Sarawak’s rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963.
However, Kitingan reminded Liew, who is also permanent chairman of Parti Warisan Sabah, that he had also previously urged the former Barisan Nasional-led state government not to be bothered with setting up committees but to just implement the rights.
Kitingan said only those provisions not included in the Federal Constitution should need a proper review or compliance committee.
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