Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said the OMO 1958 represents the exercise of power and sovereignty that formed the foundation of the Federation. He argued that no rational government or territory would enter a federation only to surrender its sovereignty and primary natural resources without clear agreement. He noted that the Federal Constitution clearly placed land and natural resources under state jurisdiction, a position protected for Sabah and Sarawak under Article 95D. The Sarawak Land Code also defines state land to include the seabed within its extended boundaries, reinforcing state ownership. Yii stressed that sovereignty over Sarawak, including ownership and control of its land and natural resources, was transferred by the Queen directly to the Sarawak government under MA63, not to the federal government.