KUALA LUMPUR: Oct 8, 2026 – Tuaran MP Datuk Madius Tangau revealed that development expenditure in Sabah was reported to have reached 95.3 per cent, but the number of completed and functional projects was only about 43 per cent.
He urged the Finance Minister to immediately explain the extreme imbalance between the amount of development expenditure and the physical completion status of projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in Sabah.
“How could almost the entire allocation have been spent when more than half the projects are still incomplete? I request an answer from the Finance Minister,” he said when debating the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) Series 2/2026 in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
Based on LKAN Series 2/2026 data, 9,578 projects were reported at the national level, but only 3,120 projects (32.6 per cent) were completed, while the remaining 6,458 projects (67.4 per cent) were still delayed.
The same scenario occurred in Sabah. In the state, 941 12MP development projects were reported, with only 405 completed, 411 still being implemented and 125 not yet started or still at the planning stage.
“These figures cannot be separated from the reality of the people. Sabah still faces a shortage of roads, schools, health facilities, water and electricity supply.
“The people do not use that 95.3 per cent figure. The people use completed roads, safe schools, functioning clinics and stable water and electricity supply,” he said.
More disappointingly, Madius revealed that at least 2,030 old “legacy” projects from the 9MP, 10MP and 11MP eras remained unresolved. Following this, he submitted five drastic demands to the Finance Minister.
First, the Finance Ministry together with implementing ministries must implement a Project Readiness Certificate within six months to ensure land, design and utility matters are finalised before tenders begin.
Second, the Implementation Coordination Unit must launch a Public Project Dashboard within 90 days to display contract information, contractors and the causes of delays transparently to the public.
Third, every project applying for a second Extension of Time (EOT) must undergo an independent review within 30 days for drastic action, either rehabilitation or contract termination.
Fourth, a special team for legacy projects must be established within 30 days to audit and resolve remaining delayed projects from the 9MP to the 11MP within 24 months.
Fifth, every implementing ministry must appoint a project accountability owner within 30 days after the contract is approved to monitor quality and timeline on a monthly basis.
Madius also demanded that the Finance Minister table a complete list of problematic projects and the status of the contractors involved in Parliament within 90 days.
