Sabah has RM6.78bil in cash reserves, says Hajiji

Hajiji (right) speaking to Shafie and other opposition assemblymen at the Sabah State Assembly on Wednesday (May 24).

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has built up a cash reserve of about RM6.78bil, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, adding that the additional funds would be released for urgent projects beneficial for the people.

"We have to build up the reserve and it will be used prudently for the benefit of the people and future generations," he said on Wednesday (May 24) when winding up debates on the motion of thanks for the Governor's Sabah Assembly opening speech on May 22.