The “working paper” would show the price the landlord wanted to sell the building to Sedia, and the amount Sedia was prepared to pay and why the deal fell through.

Wong, a Parti Warisan Sabah vice-president, said in a statement: “The building fails in most respects for the government,” adding there was an acute shortage of car parking space and a lack of community facilities.

He noted that Sedia’s rental agreement was on an annual basis. He urged the authority to “enlighten the public on its future office location”.

The next Sedia building, he suggested, should have toilets for disabled people and ample parking facilities.

Earlier, Sedia clarified that Wong’s numerous statements about it were “erroneous”.

Sedia CEO Mohamad Yaakub Johari had said the rental rate offered, at RM1.80 per square foot, was the cheapest in town. “It has not been revised,” he said.

According to Yaakub, the owner was willing to part with the building for RM28 million but the valuation report in 2010 showed that it was worth only RM21 million.

The deal fell through when the Sedia Board did not approve it.