Abdul Rahim Bakri says that he was curious and felt that Veveonah had a hidden motive after she uploaded the video on YouTube for the whole world to watch.

He then continued to question Veveonah's reason to climb a tree to take her exams, which was dangerous, as she could easily go to the nearest town to find better coverage if she had put in a little more effort.

The MP also made a list of his achievements throughout his service as Kudat’s Wakil Rakyat.

MP Kudat + Timb Menteri PN, yang telah beri maklumat pada Timb Menteri Zahidi, keluar FB post tentang Veveonah.Panjang status, tapi ringkasannya, dia curiga dengan motif video, tetapi dia berjiwa besar dan tak salahkan anak muda yg buat kesilapan... https://t.co/fvFkMvYC7g pic.twitter.com/wOFcrWaade

— Syahredzan Johan (@syahredzan) September 7, 2020

Abdul Rahim ended the post by saying that, as she is still young, she is bound to make mistakes as she is inexperienced and has a lot of shortcomings.

Malaysians are not at all pleased

Netizens were fuming after reading Abdul Rahim's post, and took no time expressing their dissatisfaction towards the MP, which led him to delete the post not too long after.

Some Malaysians were appalled that two ministers are making a small issue that shouldn't even exist in the first place worse, while others were disappointed as they felt that there are more pressing issues at hand:

This is from abang veveonah.#westandwithveveonah pic.twitter.com/S2j0auS69W

— Lina Klasik (@LinaKlasik) September 8, 2020

Point is the internet there is bad. Not only Veveonah was accused for lying, now she’s accused of having hidden motives by climbing a tree and sharing the video on YouTube. Why are these people trying so hard to be disliked? https://t.co/KBajlJTknv

— ????? ??????? (@ayshardzn) September 7, 2020

I'm rooting for Veveonah. Because she's young, hardworking, and relatively uncorrupted. And the young are our future. Now stop the blame game. Its embarrassing.

— tony eusoff (@tonyeusoff) September 7, 2020

I don't get it. Why are these two adults gang up on Veveonah. The issue is simple: poor connectivity in rural areas. Is this issue solved yet?

— Coach (@frzfauzi) September 7, 2020

So painful to read this. Veveonah had a problem, instead of blaming anyone, she found a solution and made a video in the process. The ppl who were in a position to solve her problem not only failed, but goes on to slander her & her efforts. In what world is this justifiable? https://t.co/bmDOtwHiYK

— Kabin ?? (@iamkabin) September 7, 2020

Syed Saddiq would have gone to Sabah, walked with Veveonah, talked to the youths, got back and presented his plan in 1 minute TikTok, went for actual meetings to find solution and got his proposal approved right away which he announced with his face so close on camera.

— Saranikka (@mynikkaname) September 8, 2020

After doubling down on claims student Veveonah was faking it for attention, Kudat MP now deletes his FB post.Who knows why.It might be the hundreds of Sabahans who lambasted him in comments, for sidestepping the connectivity issue.

— Aidila Razak (@aidilarazak) September 7, 2020

We stand with you Veveonah Mosibin! @veveonah♥️????#Veveonah #WestandwithyouVeveonah #artoboy #artortoiseMY pic.twitter.com/kveoHKNEZ7

— Artortoise ?? (@Artortoise_full) September 3, 2020

This is so embarrasing..imagine being a politician but you're actually focusing on a wrong thing. Bila dah dpt info sebenar nnti nak buat apa ? Dah tua2 pun sibuk nak salahkan sana sini..hopefully Veveonah x terkesan sgt sbb kena buli dgn politician yg x bole diharap ni? https://t.co/ralAClmu26

— HyperHype (@HyperHaipp) September 8, 2020

Kesimpulan kes Veveonah ialah menteri menggelabah bila salahnya diketahui umum dan tidak ada rasa bersalah dalam menabur fitnah tanpa usul periksa.

— Sarah Jeny ♥ (@sarahjenysah) September 8, 2020

Of course a lot of people are mad. Sebab dah jadi fitnah dekat Veveonah. Ramai kecam dia masa mula-mula menteri tu cakap dia menipu. Lepastu cari pasal lagi pula tu? Terima je lah hakikatnya you're incompetent and tak ambik tahu pun pasal penduduk pedalaman.

— #PakaiMask?????? (@amlchn_) September 8, 2020

Yo MP Kudat, before this we didn't even know who the hell you were. Now we will make it our job to make sure you lose your seat in the next election. Kasi lap kerusi kau bagus-bagus supaya orang yg ganti kau boleh buat kerja.

— Kapten Kahan (@zarakahan) September 8, 2020

The fact that MP Kudat Rahim Bakri had the audacity to blame the British because apparently white men didn't give any infrastructure to Sabah after they left in 1963.What he and his colleagues have been doing since 1963??The stupidity of this man is at different level. ? pic.twitter.com/IoRc4Gw5qk

— Tijan™ is OFFLINE until further notice (@tijanishere) September 8, 2020

Just WOW this is coming up from you MP Kudat. Shame on you ! Seriously ! KUDAT YOUTHS ! BRING THIS MAN DOWN ON THIS COMING PRN ! https://t.co/AOZ9qIaBcZ

— PerezkovJ #LoveSabah (@PerezkovJ) September 7, 2020

Orang muda pay attention. If they can do this to her they will do it to you. Make sure this doesn’t happen again. #WeStandWithVeveonah ❤️

— Sharifah Amani (@sharifahamani) September 8, 2020

You gotta be joking ?Leaver her alone. Instead of attacking the Youth, focus on widening internet infrastructure in Sabah!#WeStandWithVeveonah https://t.co/Xmvmy9DmIX

— Syed Saddiq ??? (@SyedSaddiq) September 7, 2020

Recently, it was revealed that Abdul Rahim was the source of Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin’s information when he accused the Sabahan student of faking her video content to gain YouTube views in parliament last week.

After apologising, Zahidi has expressed his wish to fly to Sabah to meet with Veveonah and her lecturers so that he could find out the truth.