He said Azis had been very vocal on PSS, especially during the just concluded Kimanis by-election.

Mandut said the migrant pass for illegal immigrants in Sabah was not only destructive but also a threat to the state and the country’s sovereignty.

“We call for the resignation of this deputy minister because the people obviously opposed the destructive plan of PSS.

“The Barisan Nasional’s recent victory in Kimanis sends a strong warning to the ruling government that the people of Sabah reject the PSS,” he said, in a statement today.

“We call on the Pakatan Harapan-Warisan government to throw the idea out… we do not need PSS. Illegal immigrants must be sent home.”

BN candidate Mohamad Alamin obtained a 2,029-vote majority, after garnering 12,706 votes, over Warisan’s Karim Bujang in Saturday’s by-election.

In congratulating Mohamad over the comfortable win, Mandut said the voters understood the importance of rejecting the controversial PSS for the good of their future generations.

“It is important that Sabahans share the Kimanis voters’ sentiment too, we need to reject such destructive plans

“He (Azis) has been going around, almost brainwashing people and trying so hard to get the people’s support on the implementation of PSS but all the efforts backfired, and in the end, the people decided to reject the PSS,” said Mandut.