Kota Kinabalu: .“If they had paid, I would be smiling from ear to ear,” State Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said when asked for a payment update concerning Repsol Oil and Gas Ltd and SEA Hibiscus Sdn Bhd . “You do not see me smiling like that,” he told reporters at a press conference during the Sabah Oil and Gas, Services and Equipment roadshow, here, Thursday.
He added that the State Government reserves the right to take legal action against the companies.Asked if the state government would proceed with revoking work passes to the companies, he said: “We will pursue, within our constitutional and legal power of the State, whatever available. This is being dealt with by the side, with Petronas. We will update the media if and when the need arises,” said Masidi.