Warisan welcomes cooperation with Mahathir's new party
Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal welcomes any cooperation with the new party formed by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
He said the cooperation may turn out fruitful if it is in line with the Warisan’s struggles in regard to the people and the state.
Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal welcomes any cooperation with the new party formed by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
He said the cooperation may turn out fruitful if it is in line with the Warisan’s struggles in regard to the people and the state.
“As long as the basis of struggle of the party is in line with what we see in determining the rights of Sabah, the interests of the people and the policies that we believe in,” he told reporters in Tawau today in response to Mahathir’s announcement of the formation of a new party which is not aligned to either Pakatan Harapan or Perikatan Nasional (PN) yesterday.
Mohd Shafie was met after the handing over ceremony of 67 new houses and 308 land titles to fire victims in Kampung Tanjung Batu Otentik and land titles in Tawau and Kalabakan today.
In his speech earlier, Mohd Shafie who is also Sabah caretaker chief minister, said the dissolution of the state legislative assembly to enable state election to be held had been accepted by most people with a heavy heart.
“But it had to be done for the people and I really hope they will make the right choice (at the state election),” he said, referring to his action in dissolving the state legislative assembly on July 30.
Mohd Shafie also said he wants legal action to be taken against a non-governmental organisation that had alleged that Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Juhar Mahiruddin had accepted an inducement in dissolving the state assembly.
Shafie said he had instructed the Sabah state attorney-general to take action as the allegation not only involved him but also, those present during the meeting with Juhar before the dissolution of the state assembly was announced.
"That is malicious because during the meeting with Tun Juhar, the state attorney-general was also present," he said.
'I only advised'
According to Shafie, also present at the meeting were deputy chief ministers Christina Liew and Jaujan Sambakong as well as Sindumin assemblyperson Yusof Yacob.
He was commenting on the complaint lodged by the chairperson of Gerakan Kuasa Rakyat Malaysia Zulkarnain Mahdar with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) alleging that Juhar's move to dissolve the Sabah state assembly was as a return of favour for Shafie to extend his term as governor.
Elaborating, Shafie said at the meeting, he only advised Juhar to consider the dissolution of the state legislative assembly based on the current political situation in the state.
"I was just advising, I have no rights to dissolve the state assembly," he said.
On July 30, Shafie announced the dissolution of the Sabah state legislative assembly thus paving the way for fresh polls to be held.
A day earlier, former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman announced he had obtained a simple majority to form a new state government. - Bernama
