Ewon Benedick revealed tonight that he has resigned as the entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister.
In a Facebook post, Ewon said he will write to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to inform him of his resignation.
“I would like to thank the prime minister for the opportunity to serve in the federal Cabinet which I used to champion the rights of Sabahans,” he said.
Earlier today, it was reported that the Penampang MP had sparked speculation about his Cabinet position after attending a farewell event organised by his ministry’s staff in Putrajaya yesterday.
Berita Harian quoted a source as saying that Ewon announced he would be on leave from Nov 11 to 29 but did not comment on resigning from his ministerial post.
During a meeting with ministry staff and agencies in Temerloh last week, he was quoted as saying: “This may be my last speech as entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister.”
Ewon had previously said that he was prepared to relinquish his ministerial post if the federal government appeals the Kota Kinabalu High Court’s decision affirming Sabah’s constitutional right to receive 40% of federal revenue collected from the state.
In his closing speech at the Penampang Upko convention earlier, he said he had informed the prime minister, deputies as well as other ministers of his stance on the court decision.
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