KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has instructed local government authorities (PBT) in Sabah to monitor the People’s Housing Project (PPR) in their respective areas to ensure no abuse of the programme by recipients.
He said there have been cases where successful applicants of the programme have rented out their houses to others to make quick profits.
“Their actions showed that they do not need the houses thus denying others deserving such facilities. Hence, I want all PBTs to scrutinise all applications and to strictly monitor the implementation of the PPR programme in their areas.
“According to the agreement, those who get the houses under the PPR programme are not allowed to rent it out,” he said during his working visit to the Local Government and Housing Ministry (MLGH) at Wisma Innoprise, near here today.
The Chief Minister also disclosed that the State Government had applied for 5,000 PPR houses for Sabah next year.”I have met with the Federal Housing and Local Government Minister (Nga Kor Ming) recently and requested that 5,000 PPR houses for Sabah be included in the Ministry’s budget for next year,” he said.
Hajiji also urged all PBTs to create more cleanliness awareness programme in their respective areas.
He said that lack of cleanliness awareness among the people was among the cause of the never-ending rubbish problems.
On the issue of squatter colonies raised during the briefing by the MLGH Permanent Secretary, Datuk Dr Jamili Nais, Hajiji said it was imperative that the local government enforcement units nip the matter in the bud.
“If they see a few structures erected on state land in their areas, they should stop it. Do not wait until the problem becomes full-blown squatter settlements which will then cause further complications,” he said.
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