Libaran MP questions high unemployment numbers as Sabah govt lauds SMJ's 94% success rate

Datuk Suhaimi Nasir questions the effectiveness of SMJ 1.0, citing Sabah’s high unemployment rate despite the state’s claim of 94% success.

KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah MP has questioned the state government’s claim of a 94% success rate for its Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) development plan, pointing to the state's unemployment rate, which remains the highest in the country at 7.7%.

Datuk Suhaimi Nasir, who is both Libaran MP and a nominated assemblyman, said the figure, which translates to more than 169,800 jobless people, was not just political rhetoric but based on official data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia.