KOTA KINABALU, March 1 -- Keningau MP and maverick Sabah politician Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan claimed he ended up supporting Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to be prime minister in order to end the political turmoil that befell the nation for the last seven days.

The Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku president, who was reportedly a supporter of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as recently as yesterday, asserted that uncertainty between the latter and his anointed successor, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, would have extended the uncertainty.

"Muhyiddin is the solution to the political crisis that the country is facing. It is best to go with a new person, so that the country can move on.

"We have lost billions of ringgit with the ding dong between Anwar and Dr Ma...