KOTA KINABALU: Sabah political parties are urged to put aside politics and focus on helping victims of natural disasters that have hit the state.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said that the state and federal governments are fully focused on channelling immediate assistance to disaster victims who have lost family members and their homes.
"We have not yet thought about dissolving (the state assembly). Let us help victims first.
"All the people and government agencies must work together to help. Let's not think about politics first and make this an issue," he said while visiting victims of flood and landslides in Papar on Wednesday (Sept 17).
Hajiji was asked if the Sabah State Assembly would be dissolved this month to pave the way for the 17th State Election. The current five-year term of the current assembly ends on Nov 11.
During his visit, Hajiji extended his condolences to Jude Joseph, whose wife Emily Johny, 38, and son Xarell Myre Jude, 11, died when their house was hit by a landslide at Kg Mook in Kinarut on Sept 15.
Hajiji said that the state government would give RM10,000 each to families of victims who died in the landslide and also RM30,000 to rebuild three houses in Kg Mook that were destroyed.
Hajiji also visited victims at several temporary relief centres located in Dewan Marahang, Bongawan Community Hall and Salagon in Papar and Beaufort.
