Kuala Lumpur: The three-day Sabah MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025, which began on Friday at the Tawau Municipal Council Square here, has successfully achieved its objective of bringing government programmes and services closer to the people. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick highlighted the programme’s role in making entrepreneurship a movement to eradicate poverty.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the programme received overwhelming response from the people of Sabah, especially from the east coast. The various activities and services offered attracted 150,000 visitors as of 11 am today. Over two days, sales amounting to nearly RM1 million were recorded through the Jualan Murah Madani Sale, the One District One Industry (SDSI) sales, and food truck sales. Additionally, RM3.4 million was channelled into entrepreneur financing, and RM365,000 was recorded under the Business Matching initiative.
The event featured 36 booths from ministries, government agencies, and private sector participants offering 242 touchpoint services, as well as 158 MADANI sales entrepreneurs, security asset exhibitions, a career carnival, seven satellite programmes, and 63 engagement sessions. Ewon attributed the success of Sabah PMR 2025 to strategic cooperation between the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (KUSKOP) as the lead ministry, the Sabah government, and the Performance Acceleration and Coordination Unit (PACU) of the Prime Minister’s Department.
During the programme, five entrepreneurs from the B40 group were presented with the Sabah Entrepreneur Excellence Award by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. ‘These are ‘zero to hero’ entrepreneurs who received guidance from government agencies and have successfully created job opportunities for the local community,’ he said.
Ewon extended KUSKOP’s appreciation to all parties involved, including ministries, agencies, private companies, entrepreneurs, and especially the people of Sabah for their strong support and participation in the programme.