'I've sent in my resignation letter', Ewon says

SHAH ALAM - Datuk Ewon Benedick has confirmed that he tendered his resignation as Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister on Monday (Nov 10) morning.

“I have also started clearing my remaining leave from today,” he said in a Facebook post.

The Upko president added that he would chair a special party supreme council meeting to discuss the ‘Sabah First’ agenda, a long-standing pillar of the party’s political struggle, which is also enshrined in its constitution.

Ewon’s resignation follows his earlier statement that he would leave the federal Cabinet if Putrajaya chose to appeal the High Court’s October ruling affirming Sabah’s right to 40 per cent of the net revenue derived from the state.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had previously said that Ewon acted prematurely in announcing his intention to resign, as the government had yet to decide whether to appeal the ruling, noting that the matter remained under internal review.