DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had claimed that his entry into Sabah was held up by nearly an hour due to a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) directive before he was eventually allowed in.

"I cooperated and went to the immigration office - after waiting 20 minutes, I asked what was the problem?" said Lim.

"Never mind, later I will ask Chief Minister Shafie Apdal whether he does not want me to enter Sabah," he added in apparent jest.