BEAUFORT: A RM50,000 allocation has been approved for SMK Bongawan II here to help upgrade its hall, football field and other facilities, says Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi.
The funding was announced by the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister during the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia roadshow launch in the school’s compound on Saturday (Jan 11) night.
Mohammadin hopes this funding, taken from the minister’s allocation, will not be seen as election bribery or anything of the sort.
“This is for the use of students, and these students can’t even vote yet so I hope nobody will say that this is an election offence, ” he said.
He said the roadshow has been planned months ahead, before the Kimanis by-election dates were even known.
Mohamaddin said if he was later accused of vote buying due to the RM50,000 funding allocation, he would need an explanation from the authorities on why no action was taken during the Barisan Nasional era where alleged vote buying and bribery were rampant.
He claimed that the previous Barisan government had also announced projects, held programmes that offered lucky draws and many other activities during election periods.
“Today, this assistance is to help the students, nothing more, nothing less, ” he said, adding the school had asked for assistance not long ago.
The Silam MP said voters can choose to vote whoever they want in the Kimanis election.
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