He said an administration headed by him would formalise an “improved salary system” for assemblymen, recalling how during his tenure, the state government increased the state secretary’s salary to curb corruption.

Shafie said Warisan’s goal is to form a clean and competent administration made up of professionals.

“Our party and government must be clean. We don’t want assemblymen who want to become businessmen after winning their seats.

“Your duty should be to help the rakyat,” he said at a ceramah in Sandakan tonight.

Shafie said all assemblymen would be given special allocations to carry out basic infrastructure work in their constituencies.

“When we are the government, I will allocate a special fund for their constituents. The money can be used to repair roads, bridges or upgrade facilities,” he said.

He also turned his attention to Sabah’s longstanding social and infrastructural issues, pledging to improve healthcare, education, and job opportunities for youths.

Promising greater investments in education, he said Warisan would fund university education for Sahabans while creating more technical and tourism jobs across the state.

Shafie also reiterated his plans to establish Sabah’s own health and education ministries to better address local needs and to prioritise economic self-sufficiency.

On economic self-sufficiency, he said Warisan would push for long-term projects, including a railway line linking Tawau and Kudat, and boosting padi production in Beluran to reduce reliance on rice imports.

“The future of Sabah must be determined by Sabahans,” he said.