Sabah always had federal, state alliance, says Salleh

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The former chief minister makes the case for such a partnership to continue to ensure development in the state.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/25/sabah-always-had-federal-state-alliance-says-salleh  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/25/kerjasama-sabah-pusat-bukan-pilihan-tapi-keperluan-kata-salleh  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SallehSaidKeruak #BN #Sabah

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00:00The debate over whether Sabah's development would be better under local parties or national

00:07parties should not arise, says its former Chief Minister Salih Saeed Kerouac. He said this is

00:13because the Sabah government has almost always been aligned with the federal government.

00:18He said since the formation of Malaysia in 1963, this alignment has typically occurred either

00:25through national coalitions like Perikatan and Barisan National or through direct political

00:30cooperation. He added that when party Bersat to Sabah defeated Burjaya in the state polls in 1985,

00:37they too joined BN to ensure the federal and state alliance continued for the good of the people.

00:43Salih, who is also the Sabah UMNO treasurer, said UMNO's entry into Sabah in the early 90s

00:49helped Barisan National return to power in 1994, maintaining their grip on the state until the

00:552018 general election. During those 24 years, he said many major development projects were carried

01:01out in Sabah through close collaboration with the federal government. He added that this

01:06collaboration continued after G14 because with BN losing power in Sabah and Puchajaya,

01:12Pakatan Harapan helped Barisan to lead the new state administration.

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