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KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman has denied that he triggered the third wave of Covid-19 infections with his failed attempt to take over the Sabah state government.
In an “open letter to the people of Malaysia,” Musa instead blamed then-chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal for calling state elections rather than “giving him back” the government.
“It is Shafie who in a widely circulated video said that he would rather die than return me to power, which is ironic because he was the one who stole the government from us in the first place, right after GE14.
“Shafie pushed for the elections because he realized that he had lost the confidence of the majority of his assembly members. Instead of being a gentleman about it, he chose to be reckless in advising TYT (Tuan Yang Terutama) to dissolve the assembly and go to the polls despite knowing the repercussions of doing so in the midst of a pandemic, ”he said.
Musa said Shafie could have resigned, but instead called for elections, which he said were “wrong and selfish.”
Unlike Shafie, other kissing men and senior ministers acted responsibly and honorably: they resigned. Neither chose to endanger the citizens of their respective states, ”he said.
In his statement, Musa said that he was forced to defend himself after DAP leader Lim Kit Siang said that it was Musa’s attempt to seize control of the state government that led to the state elections.
“In DAP’s continued attempt to mislead people, their MP Teresa Kok insisted that the Sabah polls were first triggered by me, Musa Aman, because I tried to overthrow the Warisan Plus government by forming a ‘back door government’ and I also accused that my action was the ‘original sin’ that led to the increase in cases, ”he said.
He returned the indictment to the Pakatan Harapan coalition, saying he fully supported Shafie in advising TYT to dissolve the Sabah assembly.
“Warisan and PH Plus must stop lying to themselves and the people about what the real backdoor government is in Sabah,” he said.
He said that he and the 32 former assemblymen who supported him in forming the state government on July 29 had no intention of seeking a dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly or an election amid the Covid 19 pandemic.
“More importantly, neither the 32 nor I had the power to request the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly. The election was caused by a reckless dissolution of the State Legislature.
“Given the danger to the lives of the people of Sabahans, we had instructed our lawyers to request a suspension of the elections, as it was dangerous to hold elections in pandemic conditions,” he said.
Musa, who was removed from the race during the state elections in September, reiterated that the exponential wave of Covid-19 infections in the state was not his fault, as he was only trying to regain power.
Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has also spoken out against DAP for blaming Umno for the increase in Covid-19 cases after the Sabah elections.
He said the opposition party should look at its own actions and those of Warisan, before accusing him and Umno of provoking the holding of the elections and thus generating a Covid-19 crisis.
He said Musa de Sabah Umno, who led a group against Warisan’s leadership, had never wanted state elections to take place because he recognized the danger of the pandemic.
Since the elections, Sabah and the rest of the country have seen a massive increase in the number of new Covid infections with hundreds of new cases daily.
In state elections, the informal Gabungan Rakyat Bersatu (GRS) alliance took power after winning 38 seats to 32 for Warisan and his allies.
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