Temporary Closure For The Gamuda Issue

LGE had unsurprising, eagerly, agreed to lift the stop-work order on the EDTP on clearance of a RM4mil check from Gamuda.

Pemuda Gerakan is not surprise by that readiness as Lim Guan Eng was totally taken off-guard by the pin-point criticism of his irresponsible actions. He could not even answer a single questions put to him through Sin Chew Jit Poh newspaper.

Lim Guan Eng keep on harping on poor compensation, a flooding incident and then later a planning permission issue. He even had to sent all his Generals to do some damage control for him. All that are just mere smoke-screen to cover his lack of competency – lack of ability for details and failing to understand land acquisition process.

Why so?

For example,

1. LGE said that the compensation for the people is TOO LOW. The actual fact is that most that had agreed to the compensation from Gamuda are laughing to the bank.

2. Seberang Perai Utara land for acquisition had been gazetted and compensation determined before the DAP State government stop work order – most affected are also laughing to the bank. However, there is something FISHY here.

WHY WAS SEBERANG PERAI UTARA LAND GAZETTED FIRST WHILE SEBERANG PERAI SELATAN & TENGAH NOT GAZETTED?

Is it because they voted for the Barisan Nasional and have to be punished or be used as guinea pig? Are SPU citizens not Penangnites? Is this not a form of victimization?

3. The flooding incident can be easily solved if the State government, MPSP and Gamuda work together instead Lim Guan Eng use it merely for cheap publicity. He should have focus on the problem instead of potraying himself as a FOLK HERO.

4. On the planning permission issue – HAVE MONEY WILL TALK.

Therefore, I am not surprised that Lim Guan Eng readily want to put this issue behind him immediately.

Pemuda Gerakan took this issue up due to a genuine concern for the “rice” and “bowls” of Malaysians – NOTHING MORE.

Most readers do not realize the EXTREME serious economic implication if this project is delayed. To ignite your imagination, this EDTP is RM12.5Billion while our short-term economic stimulus package is just RM7Billion.

Lim Guan Eng can consider this a WARNING to him, DO NOT PLAY-PLAY WITH THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE RAKYAT.


Read also my earlier post on the EDTP.


Penang withdraws stop-work order to MMC-Gamuda JV
by Himanshu Bhatt, Sun Online

GEORGE TOWN (Jan 7, 2008): The state government has allowed MMC-Gamuda Joint Venture Sdn Bhd to resume work on its electrified double-track project through mainland Penang.


Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today the government made the decision after receiving assurance from the company that it will settle pending payments worth RM 7.4 million owing to the state.

He explained that the company has made partial payment of RM4 million and undertaken to finalise the remaining amount by Chinese New Year.

Of the amount, RM 3.2 million was owed as drainage contribution to the state government, while some RM 4.2 million was mainly fines to the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) for conducting work without planning permission, he said.

The state government issued a stop-work order on the project last month after the company failed to submit planning permission application to the MPSP, Lim explained at a press conference at his office in Komtar today..............