Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) wants the State government to make public the facts and figures on its recent decision to replace part of its fleet of Proton Perdana official cars with Volvos.
SAPP Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah said the government must clarify in order to justify the claim that such a move would save taxpayers' money.
"It is only appropriate that the State Government reveal the total cost of purchase and maintenance of its existing fleet of Proton Perdana official cars, as well as that of the proposed purchase of Volvos and their projected cost of maintenance.
"This is in order to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that such a decision was indeed wise and in the best interest of the State and the people," he said in a statement here Wednesday.
He claimed that Volvos were widely recognised as high-end cars with expensive parts and high maintenance cost, as well as having a higher depreciation compared to other types of cars thus, having a lower resale value.
He was responding to the recent announcement by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Hj Aman that the State government was replacing part of its Proton Perdana official cars with Volvo cars as the latter would be cheaper to maintain.
Chong who is also SAPP Kepayan Constituency Liaison Committee (CLC) chief, however described it as self-contradicting and defying the Barisan Nasional (BN) government's fervent call to buy and use local products to boost the domestic economy.
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