Kimanis by-election: Warisan information chief denies threatening gov't officials

KIMANIS POLLS | Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) information chief Yusof Yacob has denied threatening government officials who support the opposition.

Yusof, who is also Sabah Education and Innovation Minister, said Warisan does not adopt such an approach.

“I was just giving the government officials an understanding that they should not get involved in politics. They need to serve the current government.

“Warisan leads the Sabah government and is an ally of Pakatan Harapan at the federal level. If they (civil servants) are politically active, they will not be able to deliver the services to the people,” he said when met at the Kimanis Career Carnival in Membakut today.

He was responding to a video clip which has gone viral on social media which claimed that Yusof in his speech during the campaigning for the Kimanis parliamentary by-election recently, had allegedly threatened to sack government officials who supported the opposition party.

Yusof said it was important for government officials not to be involved in politics so that they would be transparent in providing the best services to the people.

He said the actions of civil servants who were criticising the government, including on social media, do not reflect their work ethic as a government official.

“What is important is to maintain harmony regardless of race, religion and political affiliation,” he said.

- Bernama