Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin has dismissed the bid to make Warisan president Shafie Apdal a prime minister candidate as a joke meant to hurt the latter.

"Dr Mahathir Mohamad is trying to take down Shafie by putting him in conflict with Anwar Ibrahim. This is to confuse the public.

"This is a very funny suggestion. It is a joke that is meant to...