However, Sabahans know very well why the Umno-led BN refused to address this problem. Ask any Sabahans and they'll tell you:

1. Many of the illegals are Filipino Muslims from the rebellious Mindanao region and Umno needs them to 'check and balance' the voice of independent and democratic Sabahan Malaysians. This to ensure there will never be another non-Umno (read Muslim) chief minister for Sabah.

2. Umno needs these illegals to remain in power in Sabah (read federal colonisation ).

Sabahans have long know that Umno - especially under ex-premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad - 'encouraged' these illegals to settle in Sabah. Sabahans know about the Project M to recruit them as voters, especially those from Mindanao. And voted for Umno/BN they did.

Sabahans know many of these illegals now have MyKads and bumiputera status, the same as we Sabahans who are sons and daughters of the soil (natives).

Most Sabahans hate the federal government's policy of ruling Sabah with its iron fist. Especially when it set up the State Federal Development Department (established during the then opposition Parti Bersatu Sabah government's tenure) which controls federal funds for Sabah. Just like what happened in Terengganu under PAS.

For this and the host of problems that the Umno-led BN government caused to Sabah especially in refusing to seriously deal the illegals problem, most Sabahans no doubt voted against BN in the last general elections.

But Sabahans know that it was never our call. Why? Because the Sabah electoral roll is littered with illegal voters under the Project M These voters, planted by dirty politicians, were making the call. And so will be in the future too.

The illegals problem in Sabah is not a Sabah problem alone. It is a Malaysian problem. Today, these illegals dictate the Sabah state government. Tomorrow, it will be the Malaysian government. For their numbers in Sabah are too numerous and of greater concern is the way they can easily obtain citizenship and MyKads.

A royal commission of inquiry is welcome but is that what Sabah needs? Beside, can we trust the federal Government to act on the commission's recommendations when so far previous royal commissions' findings have remained just that - findings with no action taken.

But what every Sabahan Malaysian doesn't understand is why Malaysians, especially the leaders, fail to see that the illegals in Sabah as a threat to the security of our country.

What Sabahans want to know is why Malaysians are treating this as 'a Sabah problem' when these MyKad-equipped illegals are robbing their rights as citizens.

What Sabahans want to know is why the lack of action from the federal government to investigate the people behind this treason.