Sorry, my mistake, says the deputy minister to the Sabah girl who took the exam in a tree.

PETALING JAYA: The Vice Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Zahidi Zainul Abidin, apologized for an “inaccurate” statement he made today in the Dewan Negara.

Speaking about Sabahan student Veveonah Mosibin, who said she had to climb a tree to sit for her exams online in a video that went viral three months ago, Zahidi had previously told Dewan Negara that the girl did not know. took any exams at the prescribed time. hour.

Issuing an apology, Zahidi said he had received “inaccurate information” on the matter.

“I want to correct what I said about Veveonah, that she had not actually appeared for the exams and that she had shared a video showing her in the tree only to get views for her YouTube channel.

“I would like to apologize to Veveonah Mosibin because I received inaccurate information,” he said in a Facebook post.

Zahidi added that he would rectify his statement in response to a question asked when Dewan Negara met next Monday.

In June, Veveonah had posted a video on his YouTube channel, showing how he had to spend 24 hours in a tree in the jungle to get the best internet connection to take his exams online.