DATUK Seri Najib Razak apologised for Barisan Nasional’s (BN) past mistakes today that cost its two-thirds parliamentary majority and four states in 2008, recognising the groundswell against the ruling coalition remains ahead of a general election that must be held by next year.
The Prime Minister said the BN would rectify the mistakes and make up by serving the people as best as it can.
The voters’ rejection of the BN, like in Kedah, was in a way due to the mistakes made by the coalition, Najib said during a day-long visit to the state.
“I believe that we should not be arrogant. In a parliamentary democracy, we have to subject ourselves to the power of the people. We must have made mistakes for the people to have rejected us.
“We apologise for our past mistakes. The victors apologise, as do the losers,” he said at a meet-the-people session at the Kuala Ketil public field near here, according to a Bernama Online report.
The BN chairman said the ruling coalition will learn from the mistakes and rise again.
The Malaysian Insider understands that the latest Umno surveys show that there could be a repeat of the Election 2008 results but with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) getting at least 87 federal seats, five more than in 2008.
Among the issues blighting BN’s efforts to garner more support include a civil service pay revamp that has gone awry, the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal involving a minister’s family and the Lynas Corp rare earth refinery operations which has seen growing opposition to its plan to keep radioactive wastes in the country.
BN won 140 seats in the 222-seat Dewan Rakyat with the remainder going to PR but a series of defections have seen the opposition now having 76 seats. It also lost Perak to BN in 2009 after three PR lawmakers quit to be independents supporting the federal government.
PR now holds Kelantan, Kedah, Penang and Selangor but a brewing leadership crisis in Kedah could tilt the rice-bowl state back to BN in the next election.
Najib has yet to indicate when he will dissolve parliament for federal elections but he indicated his confidence today to win back Kedah.
“From the ruins of the BN in Kedah, we will rise and build a strong and sturdy ‘palace’. That’s our resolve. We resolve that we have learnt from our mistakes. We give the people an undertaking, that we will serve them to our best.
“Let the past remain just that. We promise a transformation for the people of Malaysia, and Kedah. The journey has begun,” he said.
Najib said that only the BN can provide the people with a good future.
“Our plans are clear. We have a well-organised agenda, we have a roadmap, we have facts and figures. Sufficient statistics to drive change, to take the nation towards realisation of a progressive high-income country. This is unlike the Buku Jingga,” he said, referring to PR’s roadmap for implementation if they captured Putrajaya.
He said the government wanted to send the signal and provide a clear picture that it is close to bringing about a transformation that will give great benefits to the people.
Once the mistakes and weaknesses are identified, take the necessary actions to solve them so that the same mistake won't be repeated.
ReplyDeleteJust do the best to resolve the problems and the people will definitely forgive.
ReplyDelete“I believe that we should not be arrogant.."
ReplyDeleteYes, especially when BN has ruling the country for a long time.
bila Najib meminta maaf, pembangkang pula mengatakan beliau tidak ikhlas. apa2 tindakan kerajaan memang selalu tidak kena di mata pembangkang.
ReplyDeletesemoga rakyat dapat menilai sendiri apa yang telah dilakukan oleh kerajaan selama ini terhadap rakyat.
ReplyDeleteBaguslah meminta maaf, tiada juga yang sempurna. Lepas minta maaf perbaiki semula apa yang patut. tingkatkan pembangunan untuk Sabah.
ReplyDeleteNajib mmg seorang yang rendah diri, semoga dia dpt perbaiki kesilapan yang ada.
ReplyDeleteBagus kalau Datuk Najib sedar akan kelemahan yang ada dalam pentadbiran beliau, semoga beliau akan dapat membetulkan kelemahan yang ada dan terus berjuang untuk penduduk Sabah.
ReplyDeleteparti atau pemimpin yang berani mengakui kesilapan adalah jauh lebih baik dari parti atau pemimpin yang tidak pernah mengakui kesilapan malah menganggap diri sebagai anugerah tuhan..
ReplyDeletePeople in Sabah have experienced marked progress in terms of development and life quality after the state gained independence by joining the Federation to form Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963.
ReplyDeleteBefore, many in the state were living below the poverty line but now the situation has significantly changed with those categorised as poor and hardcore poor have been drastically reduced in their number.
DeleteBased on the Mid Term Review of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), the poverty rate in Sabah has dropped to 16 per cent as compared to 23.0 per cent in 2004.
DeleteAs for the hardcore poor in the state, their number has declined significantly to 3.7 per cent in 2007 as against 6.5 per cent in 2004.
DeleteThis marked drop in the poverty rate showed the state government's efforts and determination to resolve issues faced by the people particularly the lower income group who live in the rural areas and interiors of the state.
ReplyDeleteHence, it is no surpsrise that the Sabah government expected to completely eradicate the harcore poverty issue by the year 2020.
DeletePrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has expressed his desires to see a balanced development throughout the country including Sabah and Sarawak.
DeleteTo ensure that this happens, one of the six NKRAs – Rural Basic Infrastructure (RBI) – of the GTP has been especially designed to ensure that adequate basic amenities are provided for the rural population.
DeleteDevelopment-wise, Najib said the country has witnessed the highest increase in terms of the construction of roads, supply of electricity and clean water as well as housing in the rural areas.
DeleteThe Prime Minister said the government has never neglected the needs of the rural people as it strives to ensure a balanced development throughout the nation.
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