Lawyers plan to abolish communal land concessions in Sabah

The Sabah State Government says that several approaches are being drafted to allow the people to obtain individual land grants.

Shafie Apdal. (Photo by Bernama)

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government, led by the Waris, will abolish communal land concessions, as promised in the party's election manifesto, said Chief Minister Shafie Apdal

. several lawyers have developed several approaches and refined it to allow the people to obtain individual land concessions.

"We will also do some rebranding to allow people to get land (in the period) soon … because that's their right," As for the squatter settlements, Shafie said the local government and the Ministry of Housing were tasked with solving the problem to ensure that each Sabahan has a better and more comfortable home

. Another development, he said, the state government was also committed to developing downstream industries to create more job opportunities for the population, ensuring that Sabahans do not are not too dependent on the government's financial assistance Saying Sabah is rich in natural resources, including seafood, Shafie said that seafood processing plants, especially on the East Coast, should be established for the benefit of the people.