DATUK Seri Shafie Apdal (Warisan-Semporna) defended his decision to advise Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin to dissolve the state assembly and call for a state election, saying he would rather “die in the political arena” than hand over power to his adversaries.
“Rather than handing over power to those who believe in ‘cash is king’ due to the purchasing power they have over assemblymen, I’d rather die in the political arena.
“Not dying of Covid-19, but dying in the political arena for the rakyat.
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