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KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed his sadness at not having Sabah’s Acting Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal, whom he described as his good friend, with him at the head of the government.
Muhyiddin said that he and Shafie were comrades, especially in Umno until he was fired and Shafie decided to leave the party.
“But what saddens me is that now that I am Prime Minister, the Sabah leadership is not with me. He (Mohd Shafie) is my good friend.
“In politics, one day they can be friends and the next, enemies. But when it comes to the administration of the country, as far as possible, the federal and state governments should be the same, and have one heart and one mind, ”he said.
However, Muhyiddin revealed that Shafie had been at the Kota Kinabalu airport today to welcome him on his first official visit to Sabah since he became prime minister.
The photographs of the two leaders making the first blow at the airport have been widely shared by many users of social networks and the Internet.
Muhyiddin made his comments about Shafie when he spoke at a social event with state political leaders at the Sabah International Convention Center.
