KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Shafie Apdal says the opposition will fail at the next general election if the same old leadership remains at the helm.
He said there was a need for change in the leadership across the board, adding that the crop of leaders was disunited and had no direction.
“We were able to win the last elections, and then we lost power. Why? (Because of the) infighting within.
“We tried to unite the people but it didn’t go anywhere because there is no clear direction from the leaders,” he said after the party’s annual general meeting here today.
“So this is why unity is very important, not just uniting the leaders but Malaysians at large. This is the most crucial part.
“I don’t want to single out any one person but the time has come for changes in the opposition leadership, something which many of the component parties have also expressed previously.”
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