PAGOH: The nation’s two former prime ministers proceed to commerce barbs with Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin now calling on Datuk Seri Najib Razak to focus on bringing political stability to the nation as a substitute of elevating points that had been resolved way back.
The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president questioned Najib’s motive for citing points associated to the Sabah election in 2020.
“I discover it bizarre and superb {that a} former prime minister like him can proceed elevating points which have already been resolved.
“The Sabah authorities has already been shaped and is working very nicely with good cooperation and understanding.
“I do not know what else he needs to uncover … (or) his tips and motive,” he stated after launching Perikatan Nasional’s Jualan Prihatin Rakyat programme right here on Friday (Feb 4).
Muhyiddin was responding to Najib’s claims that the Perikatan chairman tried to undermine Barisan Nasional in the course of the Sabah polls.
He additionally questioned why Najinb was allegedly “choosing a battle” and “inflicting instability within the nation.
“He ought to as a substitute be focusing on sustaining stability.
“Sabah is a novel state the place we (Bersatu) are nonetheless with Umno underneath the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah umbrella,” stated Muhyiddin.
Najib – who’s amongst Bersatu’s fiercest critics from Umno – had claimed that Muhyiddin had deliberate to call Sabah Bersatu chief Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor as chief minister candidate all alongside, refuting Muhyiddin’s earlier Facebook put up on Thursday (Feb 3).
In the put up, Muhyiddin claimed that he had requested Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to submit a reputation from Umno, however the latter didn’t achieve this till the tip of the marketing campaign interval.
“But the Internet doesn’t neglect. The day he stated Hajiji could be the chief minister of Sabah was Sept 12, 2020, which was the start of the Sabah polls marketing campaign interval,” Najib posted on Facebook, together with screenshots of reports articles to again up his declare.
He additionally challenged Muhyiddin’s declare that Hajiji could be chief minister provided that the Perikatan coalition gained essentially the most seats.
On Jan 30, Najib stated Perikatan’s resolution to “betray and contest in opposition to Barisan” within the 2020 Sabah election led to the fallout of Bersatu’s potential alliance in Muafakat Nasional.
He stated the incident occurred lower than three weeks after the invitation letter for Bersatu to affix Muafakat, which was based by Umno and PAS, was signed in August 2020.
Perikatan, stated Najib, fielded candidates to battle Barisan in 17 state seats within the Sabah election and impartial candidates in six different constituencies contested by Barisan to “break up our votes”.