Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak denied allegations BN was responsible for granting citizenship to unqualified individuals in Sabah, as alleged by Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Maximus Ongkili.

To back his claim, Najib said his administration had in 2015 appointed then PBS president Joseph Pairin Kitingan as the head of the State Management Committee on Foreign Nationals.

“We were not involved in issuing...