Zaid Ibrahim says Jeffrey Kitingan’s reaction was typical of Sabah leaders who take any opportunity to discredit federal leaders for their own failings.
00:00Former Law Minister Zayed Ibrahim has defended Ahmad Zahid Hamidi after Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Jeffrey Kitingan slammed the Barisan national chairman for criticizing the Sabah for Sabahan sentiment.
00:16Zayed said Kitingan's reaction was typical of Sabah leaders who take any opportunity to discredit federal leaders for their own failings.
00:24He said Sabah's poverty and lack of progress were mainly due to its elected leaders who prioritized themselves, leaving the people behind.
00:36Zayed also advised Sabah leaders against stoking the fear of the state leaving the federation when they're unhappy with the federal leaders.
00:45Zayed had criticized the Sabah for Sabahan sentiment as divisive and counterproductive.
00:50In response, Kitingan said Sabahans did not need the permission or validation of federal leaders to assert what was rightfully theirs,
01:00and that Sabah was never meant to be a subordinate state but an equal partner with Sarawak and Malaya in the Federation of Malaysia.
