KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 14 -- Faced with a political 'cliff-edge', the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government should have negotiated with the Opposition instead of resorting to declaring a state of Emergency to avoid any election that could further endanger the people, said Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal.

The Sabah Opposition leader said that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's move to advise the Agong to declare an Emergency appears to be politically motivated and the rationale was not acceptable.

"There are sufficient existing laws to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. If there is a need to amend the Federal Constitution to avoid the Sarawak election or any by-election during a pandemic, the Perikatan Nasional gover...