DAP gesa Warisan akui peranan dalam kelewatan projek Pan Borneo

DAP Sabah's President, Shafie Apdal, has acknowledged his role in the delays of the Pan Borneo Highway project due to the termination of the project's project implementor (PDP) model. Thien Ee Hang, DAP Sabah's Publicity Secretary, revealed that Shafie had acknowledged this during a speech in the Dewan Rakyat on October 19, 2019, which was later reported to Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng.

Thien criticized Thien Ee Hang for selectively presenting this information, stating that Warisan now needs to openly explain its stance. The party cannot avoid responsibility and point fingers at others when issues arise and the public starts questioning the responsible party, Thien added. These allegations followed Leaning's criticism of Warisan for the termination of the PDP model for the Pan Borneo Highway, while Lim announced the decision.

Leaning claimed that the decision was not solely made by Sabah's administration led by Shafie, but also involved the Federal Government led by Pakatan Harapan. In early this month, the Auditor General's report revealed that only four out of the 35 project packages, or 11.4%, had been fully completed as of March 31. The report stated that the remaining 31 packages are still under construction.

Critics have accused the termination of the PDP for causing significant delays in the project, but Shafie denies that he terminated any contractor involved in the project.