Anwar said deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof had also been instructed to chair the MA63 action council to help resolve the matters and avoid further delays, Bernama reported.

“We are doing our best to resolve MA63 issues. We have done more in one year than (previous governments) have done over the past 10 years,” Anwar said in Penampang today.

He said the federal government under his leadership has no problem fulfilling what was promised in MA63, as soon as the Sabah government is also ready to do so, such as its takeover of Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB).

Last January, it was reported that the federal government had agreed to hand over the regulatory power of Sabah’s electricity supply and SESB to the Sabah government in phases as part of MA63.

Anwar said the federal government is always concerned about Sabah’s needs and has never neglected its responsibility towards the state.

He said the funding channelled to Sabah is also higher than it is for other states.

He said the government’s concerns were not only to fulfil the demands of MA63, but also to lure investors, improve infrastructure and eradicate hardcore poverty in the state.

“The total allocation for Sabah in 2022 was RM12.9 billion. In 2024, I increased it to RM16 billion.

“People who attack us (federal government) should remember that while we haven’t decided on Sabah’s claim of 40% of the state’s revenue, this RM16 billion is far more than the promised 40%.

“I have only been prime minister for one-and-a-half years, but during this period, I have increased Sabah’s allocation … an additional RM4 billion, the highest in our country,” he said.