Hamid Ismail
KOTA KINABALU: It is advisable for Tan Sri Musa Aman to concede defeat in view of the current situation, said a senior lawyer.
Hamid Ismail explained that although constitutionally Musa’s appointment as Chief Minister was valid, it appears that he is not likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Legislative Assembly in recent future.
“At any time now, a deflection by at least two of BN assemblymen to Warisan camp will render his appointment as a new Chief Minister null and void,” said Hamid adding that the withdrawal of UPKO from BN is also a sign of non-confidence.
Hamid also said that the fact that two BN assemblymen present in Datu Seri Shafie Apdal’s house today is another indication of the same and the big win by Pakatan Harapan in Peninsular Malaysia is the biggest sign that can’t be ignored.
“Further in the event a hung government, a re-election would certainly be necessary. This will repeat the 1986 history and we want to avoid that from happening as it will incur lots of cost and burden the Sabahans.
“It is for these reasons that I humbly request Musa to concede defeat. Sabahans have made up their mind, they want a change as the silent majority had spoken and in fact, they screamed for it,” said Hamid.