SEMPORNA: Attempts are being made by the opposition parties to suppress BN’s success in administering the state by disseminating false or distorted news, as well as slander, through social media sites, said Sabah Assistant Finance Minister Ramlee Marahaban.

Citing the recent claim by Parti Warisan Sabah president that the 2018 and 1978 state budget was the same, he said, the allegation was proven wrong and backfired on its president.

“This is the Parti Warisan Sabah’s tactic of diverting issues made against its president (Mohd Shafie Apdal),” he told reporters at an event here today.

Ramlee, who is also Sabah Umno deputy information chief, said the action by the opposition clearly showed that they were never committed to developing the people and the district.

“How to make changes if their leader prefers to exploit issues to confuse the people?”

Meanwhile, Ramlee said a study conducted among voters in Semporna showed that the people supported Umno.

They could evaluate for themselves the party that has proven itself capable of developing the state, he added.

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