Bersatu's Rural Development Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad has apologised for his remark that Umno was not popular in Sabah.
This follows an uproar from his allies in Perikatan Nasional over the remark.
"The statement was my own and does not represent the party (Bersatu)... I humbly apologise if my remarks offended certain quarters.
"The real enemy is the opposition. Let's not fight among ourselves," he was quoted as saying by the Perikatan Nasional Backbenchers Club (PNBBC) portal.
Latiff (above) won the Mersing parliamentary seat on a BN ticket in 2018. However, he later quit Umno and has since joined Bersatu.
In a livestream talk at Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) yesterday, he said that Umno was not popular in Sabah while commenting on how changing political parties was a norm in the state.
"Sabahans don't call it defection but migration. It is normal for (politicians) to leave Berjaya (Sabah United People's Party) to Usno (United Sabah National Organization) and later to PBS (Parti Bersatu Sabah). From PBS, they went to join Umno.
"Now Umno is no longer popular... I mean Umno... the party in Sabah. That's the reality because they no longer enjoy the confidence of everyone. So, they (former Umno lawmakers) defected. They migrated to Bersatu," said Latiff.
His comments triggered an angry response from Umno, with its Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki calling for Latiff to resign. - Mkini
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