KOTA KINABALU: I am happy to recall that when I was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Sabah in 1985 I had the privilege to exercise my first democratic and just decision on a situation where Lim Kit Siang an opposition political leader was then denied entry to Sabah by the then previous government under Datuk Harris Mohamad Salleh by cancelling the restriction immigration order against Lim Kit Siang and allowed him freedom of movement under the law in Sabah！
Of course，as we all know and acknowledge among all the political problems that Sabah faced at that time in 1985 and before that was the problem of illegal immigrants who were allowed entry into Sabah by the lackadaisical enforcement of the immigration laws and closing one eye or by tacit encouragement。
The history of how Sabah people, genuine Malaysian citizens and political parties fought against the onslaught of these illegal immigrants or PTI as they are popularly known is very well known and documented last but not least by the hearing of the Royal Commission of Inquiry （RCI） conducted in the year of 2014。
The RCI hearing confirmed the huge problem of the presence of the illegal immigrants or the PTI and revealed without doubt that there was a deliberate political agenda through what is now popularly known as PROJECT IC clearly under then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir！
Tun Dr Mahathir was Prime Minister for a lengthy period of 22 years before he was again sworn-in as Prime Minister with the support also of the political party known as DAP in 2018！DAP and Lim Kit Siang cannot deny the role played by Tun Dr. Mahathir in the increase of the illegal immigrants in the country， particularly in the State of Sabah where they had a clear agenda of toppling the ruling party PBS because PBS was considered a Christian party， although it has always been a multi-racial political party！And it still is to this very day！
I am flattered that I have been mentioned by Lim Kit Siang recently and demanded by him to explain what I had done via the Committee on PTI established by the BN government of which I was the appointed chairman。
It has to be clarified that my committee was only a technical committee. The main and decision making committee was under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister and the Sabah Chief Minister as the Deputy Chairman。
I conducted several meetings whilst receiving many proposals and suggestions via memorandum submitted by political parties organisations and individuals。
All those proposals suggestions, I considered to be meritorious and worth considering by the government via the Main Committee. I conveyed my views to the Prime Minister，the Chairman of the Main Committee for its consideration and final decisions。
In conclusion I noticed that Lim Kit Siang has a grudge against me as if I had the magic wand IN MY HAND and that I could have been the one to solve all the problems pertaining to the presence of the PTI in Sabah and in Malaysia！ I do wish that I have that magic wand！In my report and in my press statements and speeches， I have all the time emphasised on sincere enforcement of the laws especially our immigration laws AND THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLE OF PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE！
The question always is：do we ever care？Have we really done so？To Lim Kit Siang：does your Pakatan Harapan Tun Dr. Mahathir ever care？
Let us all be reminded that Tun Dr. Mahathir is fond of stirring water that is calm and still. Our Constitution is very clear on how a government is formed and elected by the people. The leader of the party who commands the majority in the elections qualifies to be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Sabah。Yet Tun Dr. Mahathir ignored the provisions of our State Constitution and unilaterally and dictatorially introduced the ROTATION OF THE CHIEF MINISTER’S POST！To the confusion of the people in Sabah and the whole of Malaysia，and in the democratic world！
This literally damaged the economy of Sabah，its democratic system and divided the unity among the citizens which we all tried to achieve all this while among Malaysians！
