Abang Johari: Sarawak will not give up its right to administer local councils

Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak will not give up its right to administer local councils in the state as this is safeguarded in the Federal Constitution and Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), says Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.

Rejecting a proposal by the Federal Government to streamline local councils in the country, the Chief Minister said local government was one of Sarawak's constitutional rights.