For the sake of choosing a new prime minister, the opposition is even willing to accept Deputy Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, notorious for his 'slap the Chinese' remark.

PKR whip Johari Abdul said this today in his Budget 2016 debate in which he also invited BN elected representaties to join forces with Pakatan Harapan to vote out Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

The opposition is willing to accept any leader from Umno as the new premier, he pledged.

Besides Tajuddin, he also named as possible candidates former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Hamzah and Umno supreme council member Noh Omar.

"To our friends from the other side (the BN lawmakers), this is the best time. To our (BN) friends from Sabah and Sarawak, this is the time to leverage and make demands," said Johari (PKR-Sungai Petani).

"Stand with the rakyat to pressure Pekan (Najib) to resign.

"We promote Pagoh (Muhyiddin). We promote Gua Musang (Tengku Razaleigh).

"Tanjung Karang (Noh Omar) also can. Pasir Salak (Tajuddin), no problem," urged Johari.

Opposition Leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR-Permatang Pauh) has filed a motion of no confidence against Najib.

Earlier, Johari urged Sabah MPs to rise up against the prime minister.

"I am obliged to defend Sabah even though I hail from Peninsular Malaysia; they are our brothers," he said.

Forty percent of the federal revenue collected from both Sabah and Sarawak should be returned to the two states as enshrined in federal constitution, he said.

But only RM26.7 million had been returned to Sabah since 1963, he added.

"I have repeatedly said that Sabah is not just one of the states (of the peninsula), but part of a country and a region, which joined Malaysia," he said