BN ‘spent’ RM37 million in Sibu by-election
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today
KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government while denying it had used development projects to woo voters during the Sibu by-election, nevertheless admitted that it approved 107 projects worth RM37.7 million during the campaigning period.
The disclosure was made by the Prime Minister’s department in a written reply to a query by newly-minted Sibu DAP MP Wong Ho Leng as to how much the government spent during the by-election.
“The government never promised voters programmes or projects during the by-elections, including the Sibu by-election,” read the statement.
“The programmes or projects approved were planned prior to the by-election, similar to other parliamentary or state constituencies throughout the nation,” it added.
“For the Sibu by-election, the government had approved 107 programmes/projects worth RM37.7 million for the parliamentary constituency,” read the subsequent paragraph.
