I’M NOT JUMPING SHIP: BROTHER UNDER PROBE, ANIFAH MEETS OPPOSITION BUT DENIES POLITICAL HANKY-PANKY

BEAUFORT – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said his move to meet some Sabah opposition figures should not be misconstrued.

Anifah said his meetings with some opposition leaders were to get their feedback about what was due to Sabah and the state’s rights.

He said the question of him acting in bad faith against the Prime Minister did not arise as he had informed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak his intentions of these meetings.

“The Prime Minister understands my stand and principles on the matter,” he said when opening the Kimanis Umno meeting at the Membakut community hall near here on Sunday.

Anifah, the Kimanis Umno chief, said it was ironic that former Umno vice president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal had accused him of working with the opposition when he was the one who was suspended from the party.

Anifah said Umno members should always remember that the party had gone through good and tough times and was a well-established political organisation.

“Like carbon that has been compressed in high heat and becomes diamond, Umno is tough enough to withstand challenges as long as member remain loyal,” Anifah added.

ANN