Armizan gesa PAC teliti implikasi tamat PDP Pan Borneo Sabah

Papar Armizan Mohd Ali urges the National Economy and Finance Committee (PAC) to investigate the implications of terminating the Partner Project Delivery (PDP) mechanism in its examination of the Pan-Borneo and Sarawak Corridor of Rapid Economic Development (PBSC) project delays. He emphasized that a comprehensive and thorough investigation of the Auditor General's (LKAN) Second Report 2026 is crucial to identifying the root cause of delays and demanding explanations from those involved.

Ali noted that the termination of the PDP mechanism on 22 September 2019, following a change in the federal-state governing coalition, remains controversial. The project, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021, has been stalled since the 2018 change in the federal-state coalition, and the election of a new contractor was only possible through conventional methods in 2019.

Ali stated that the PAC should investigate not only the current status and performance of the project but also the fundamental decisions that have impacted its progress. The switch to the conventional method increased costs compared to the original budget and disrupted the streamlined contractor selection process, which continued until 2021.

The uncertainty regarding the PDP termination's implications in the LKAN 2/2026 report should be clarified, along with the Ministry of Greater Development's official response to this decision, which has been cited as a primary cause of the project's delay. He also announced that the United Sabah People's Party (GRS) MP would submit a memorandum to the PAC on this matter.