Barisan Nasional has welcomed the federal government’s decision not to appeal a High Court ruling last month upholding Sabah’s constitutional entitlement to 40% of federal revenue collected from the state.
BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the decision not to appeal the ruling underscored the respect for the rights of Sabahans and was consistent with the principles of federalism.
“BN has always upheld the welfare of the people and strived to ensure that all of the federal government’s commitments to the state are carried out fairly,” he said in a statement.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said yesterday that the federal government would not be challenging the Kota Kinabalu High Court’s ruling last month upholding Sabah’s constitutional entitlement to 40% of…