KOTA KINABALU: The State Government welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to assist in resolving Sabah’s water supply issue as announced by Prime  Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji  Haji Noor. 

“The State Government is in the midst of implementing our own plan to address the  water woes and with the Federal coming in to provide assistance we believe the problem  can be resolved quickly,” he said. 

The Chief Minister clarified that the Prime Minister did not state that the Federal  Government was going to take over the state water supply management. 

“What the Prime Minister meant was that the Federal Government is going to assist in the management of the problem by providing more substantial funding similar to the  Kelantan water issue,” he said in a statement here today. 

Hajiji said the government viewed the water supply problem in Sabah seriously. 

“We will iron out all the issues during the meeting with the Prime Minister in order to get  a lasting solution,” he said. 

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