Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg
• ‘Sik berasa’, which loosely translates into English as ‘didn’t feel it’;
• ‘Ketek ajak’, which means ‘just click’.
• Baruk ari marek ari Jemat, ari tok dah Jemat agik dah … sik berasa (It is just like yesterday was Friday and today is Friday again … didn’t feel it.)
• I am glad to see that the differences between the federal and state governments – Sarawak in particular – are managed through consultation mechanisms provided in the Constitution or through an amicable approach acceptable to both parties based on the rule of law.
• I will fight for all Sarawakians as the Chief Minister, regardless of race. I’m the chief minister of Sarawakians, the Sarawakians’ interest are my top priority and concern.
• I call on all Sarawakians to continue to work together and work hard regardless of their roles to raise Sarawak up as an excellent state for all of us and our future generations.
• Sarawak Post-COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030 aspires to be a thriving society driven by data and innovation to enjoy economic prosperity, social inclusivity and sustainable environment.
• We have an aspiration that in 2030, Sarawak will become a developed and excellent state. I aspire to transform our state into a major player in the Federation of Malaysia. That is why we must defend our unique position and God-given resources.
• It does not work if we do not work hard. Now, we are duty-bound to build on what we have received from our forefathers and there is no other way for us to do it except for us to unite in a common goal towards creating a Sarawak Cemerlang.
Pehin Sri Adenan Satem (Tok Nan)
Following is a list of some of his wise sayings, delivered then in what has come to be known as ‘The Adenan Way’:
• I will do the best I can. I only ask for five years and a strong mandate so that KL will listen to Adenan as he speaks for the Sarawak people behind him.
• Ini Sarawak punya orang, bisi Melayu, bisi orang Cina, bisi orang Dayak, bisi orang Bidayuh, duduk sama, minum sama, makan sama, carik amoi pon sama.
(These Sarawakians, whether they are Malays, Chinese, Dayak, Bidayuh, they live together, drink together, eat together, find partners together.)
• Let’s move with more confidence in facing the challenges of the future. Yes, we as Sarawakians, we can do whatever we are tasked to do.
• We’ve tried our best to bring development to rural areas, but it is not enough. We will do more.
• Don’t mess with me.
• Belum berjaya bukannya tidak berjaya atau gagal. (Yet to succeed does not mean unsuccessful or failure.)
• Just give me another five years. When the five years are over, I will be 76. I do not want to stay on.
• To continue the agenda of people-centric development, it means fighting for the best interests of the state.
• Sarawak tidak boleh menjadi sebuah kerajaan tanpa adanya Melayu, Iban, Cina, Bidayuh atau Orang Ulu. (Sarawak cannot be a government without the Malays, Ibans, Chinese, Bidayuhs or Orang Ulus.)
• We must sink or swim together. When I’m in trouble, you help me, when you are in trouble, we help you. This is what the federation is all about.
Source: BERNAMA
