KUCHING, April 7 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, who is spearheading the Barisan Nasional (BN) for the last time in the state election, spoke of his vision of Sarawak becoming Malaysia's richest state after he steps down.
Taib said it is his dream to see all the races in the state prosper and urged them to return the Barisan Nasional to power again in the April 16 poll.
"I call upon you to use your right and privilege wisely and judiciously," Taib said in a foreword to the BN manifesto which he launched in Sibu, Thursday.
Addressing the people as "My Beloved Sarawakians, Salam 1Malaysia", Taib said in governing the state, he had applied the best of his abilities and knowledge to ensure Sarawak had a well-crafted development plan.
"There is no development without committed and experienced leadership that fully understands the needs, concerns and aspirations of the people," he said.
Taib said the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) would usher the state into a high income economy.
"My dream is to see all races prosper. The Chinese, the Malays, Melanaus, Ibans, Bidayuhs and the Orang Ulu - all of us to have a fair share of the prosperity of our country.
"I believe we will achieve all of this, as long as we all preserve this unity among us," he added.
Taib, who turns 75 next month, said leadership played a vital part in determining the development and progress of the state.
"With God's grace, and with the team that will come after me, Sarawak will become the richest state in the whole of Malaysia. Make full use of, and preserve our form of leadership, so that we will be able to reach a level of success that will make Sarawak the perfect example of planned development," he said.
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