IGC, Cobbold back Sabah, Sarawak’s claim, says deputy speaker
The Intergovernmental Committee Report, which was incorporated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963, lends credence to the clam by Sabah and Sarawak to one-third of the total number of parliamentary seats, says the Sarawak deputy speaker.
Idris Buang said the IGC was made in line with recommendations by the Cobbold Commission when formulating the framework of the Federal Constitution to include the interests and safeguards of the Borneo states.
The Cobbold Commission was set up to determine whether the people of Sabah and Sarawak backed the proposal to create the federation of Malaysia, which also comprised Singapore.
Idris said the spirit of the formation of Malaysia, as far as the Borneo states were concerned, was cemented by the emphasis made by the commission that Sabah and Sarawak…
