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| Musa presenting a land title to one of the villagers in Sukau while its assemblyman, Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman looks on. Also seen here are Kinabatangan district officer Yassin Nasir (right) and Land and Survey Department director Haji Safar Untong (second right). |
KINABATANGAN: The 50
years of wait for their land titles was finally over for 458 villagers from
four villages here when Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman
yesterday presented the titles to them at the Sukau Community Hall.
Musa advised the
recipients to appreciate the land titles given to them and not to sell the land
for fast monetary gains.
“I was informed that
most of recipients had waited for their land titles for over 50 years. Most
have built houses and cultivated something valuable on the land.
“Therefore, the
government gives what belongs to the people – the granting of land titles,” he
said.
Meanwhile, one of the
recipients, Wahidah Binti Angau, who had waited for the land title for 28
years, expressed her happiness.
“I had applied for the
land since I was still single and now I am a single mother with five children.
I raised my children with income earned from cultivating my land.
“With the land title, I
am relieved as the land belongs to me and for my generation,” she said to
reporters.
Wahidah was one of the
458 recipients from four villages, namely Kampung Suan Lamba, Kampung Perpaduan
Datuk Ugi, Kampung Batu Puteh and Kampung Sentosa Jaya.
The land titles
presentation was witnessed by Land and Survey Department director Haji Safar
Untong, Sukau assemblyman Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman and Kinabatangan district
officer Yassin Nasir.
Also present were Sabah
State Secretary Tan Sri Sukarti Wakiman, Minister of Special Tasks Datuk Teo
Chee Kang, Rural Development Minister Datuk Radin Malleh, Local Government and
Housing Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor, Tourism, Culture and Environment
Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, Assistant Local Government and Housing
Minister Datuk Zakaria Haji Mohd Edris and Assistant Youth and Sport Minister
Datuk Masiung Banah.
Source: www.theborneopost.com 05/01/2016