KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 9 -- After weeks of speculation, United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) president Datuk Ewon Benedick has announced his resignation from the federal Cabinet, citing what he described as the Attorney General's Chambers' (AGC) disregard for Sabah's constitutional right to 40 per cent of federal revenue derived from the state.

In an official statement on social media late last night, Ewon said he made the decision after reviewing the written judgment by Kota Kinabalu High Court Judge Datuk Celestina Stuel Galid on the judicial review filed by the Sabah Law Society (SLS) over the federal government's failure to pay the sum owed to Sabah.

"The position and views expressed by the AGC disregarded the historical fou...