Although he did not go into the details, Zahid, who is also Umno president, said among others, it will detail out the “wishlist” of the several parties involved in the crisis, adding that they can then be considered rationally.

The Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman said the formula will be discussed at a meeting with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor soon.

“Although it (crisis) looks damaging, I am confident there is a formula that we will bring to Kota Kinabalu.

“I think a ceasefire is warranted now, without anymore statements coming from any party on the matter.

“The people should not be burdened should there be a ‘hung assembly’ or legal issues concerning the state constitution,” he told reporters after a visit to Wisma Berita at Angkasapuri Kota Media here today.

Zahid wanted the political stability currently enjoyed at the national level to be also reflected in the states, Sabah included, and urged all parties not to take a vindictive approach in trying to find a solution.

On Friday, State BN and Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin announced Sabah BN’s decision to withdraw its support for the Sabah government.

According to Bung, this was decided at a party meeting in Kota Kinabalu on Friday night because of a loss in confidence in Hajiji’s position as chief minister, in addition to a breach of an agreement between BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Bung said BN and PN implemented an agreement to form the state government following the Sabah state elections in 2020, but Hajiji and other leaders of Sabah Bersatu, which is a component of PN, left the party, causing the state government to lose its legitimacy.

Yesterday, Anwar announced that he would hold a meeting with Sabah leaders to discuss the state’s political issues as soon as he returned from his official two-day visit to Indonesia which began today.