Three days after Kimanis MP Anifah Aman announced his resignation from Umno, rumours began to spread that he would be forming a new political party.

However, when contacted today to verify the rumours, he said that he has no plans to form a new party that would also serve as an opposition to the new government.

“No plans yet,” he replied in a WhatsApp message to Bernama.

Anifah announced his resignation from Umno on Wednesday in keeping with his pledge to quit the party if he could no longer continue to champion the cause of the people in Sabah through the party and BN.

He said that without Umno and BN in power, his struggle to restore the rights of Sabahans contained in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) would be fruitless.

- Bernama