KOTA KINABALU – Sabah Star remains steadfast in its support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin despite calls for his resignation.
Party president Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said Muhyiddin is still prime minister in the eyes of the law despite Umno withdrawing its support for Perikatan Nasional (PN).
“Constitutionally, he is still the prime minister. Parliament will have the opportunity to determine his legitimacy in September,” he said in a statement today.
“In the meantime, all of these claims that he is a traitor to the king are baseless, and frankly, extremely distracting at a time when we should all be working together, both the government and the opposition, to battle Covid-19.”
Jeffrey is the party’s sole MP, while it has six assemblymen in Sabah.
Muhyiddin yesterday said he still has the majority despite Umno’s withdrawal of support.
Several Umno MPs have decided to continue working with PN, signalling factions within Umno itself.
Jeffrey said political disruptions are undermining the government’s attempt to carry out the National Recovery Plan, and yesterday, daily Covid-19 cases reached close to 20,000, adding that he expects the number to continue rising in the coming days.
“What saddens me is that, during the four days of the Parliament sitting, the opposition was insistent about playing politics while contributing nothing to the fight against Covid-19.
“What we need now is the government’s undivided commitment to ensuring Malaysia is on the right path towards economic recovery while keeping the best interests of the people in mind.” – The Vibes, August 5, 2021
