SABAH UMNO has urged the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) not to appeal the High Court ruling ordering the Federal Government to implement Sabah’s 40% revenue entitlement, warning that any challenge would strain state–federal ties.
Its chief, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, said an appeal would only “deepen old wounds” and undermine the spirit of cooperation between both governments.
“If the AG proceeds with an appeal, UMNO Sabah will not remain silent,” Bung said in a statement, adding that the party’s MPs would table a motion of objection to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He also called for an independent assessor to determine the amount Sabah should have received since 1974, stressing that payments must be “fair, transparent, and aligned with the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963”.
On Thursday (Oct 16), the Kota Kinabalu High Court ruled that the federal government had acted unlawfully by failing to honour Sabah’s 40% share of federal revenue for nearly five decades.
Judge Datuk Celestina Stuel Galid also declared that past grant arrangements were “unlawful, ultra vires and irrational,” allowing the judicial review filed by the Sabah Law Society in full — a decision Bung hailed as “a victory for the people of Sabah.” — Oct 18, 2025
