CHANCE....Tunku
Aziz maintains that this is the end of his foray into politics.
KUALA LUMPUR : Former DAP Vice-Chairman, Tunku Abdul Aziz
Tunku Ibrahim has made an impassioned call to the people to support the
leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Give Najib the chance and
time to see his transformation programmes currently being implemented, come
into fruition, he said.
Tunku Abdul Aziz who quit
the party on Monday to defend his stand against holding the Bersih 3.0
demonstration on April 28, repeated his view that the transformation programmes
were good for the country.
“What the prime minister has
done now is the right thing and we need to support him,” he said, adding that
Najib’s transformation process for change would certainly take time.
“By definition, the process
will take a little bit of time,” he said while stressing that this included
Najib’s administration on improving the democratic process of the country.
Asked for his views on
whether Najib’s leadership would receive the support of the people in the
coming general election with the changes he has made, Tunku Abdul Aziz said: “I
am not a political analyst and I do not know how to speculate. But the process
will take time, given the chance. “
“In the past, we have been
screaming that the government did not do this and that, but now, the government
is listening, that is why I say, there was no need to protest... (now) they
want Bersih 4.0... what else do they want?,” he asked.
He said the protest was held
to attract the attention of the people. (The aim of a protest is to draw
attention and raise awareness).
“Do you think the government
did not see what the people wanted? In the assembly, 98 per cent protested to
change the law but there were two more per cent... they have other agenda... to
create a riot,” he noted.
Tunku Abdul Aziz also
referred to the action of certain opposition political parties, which seized
the protest from the non-governmental organiser to create a riot, so much so
that several policemen and members of the public were injured.
Asked for his opinion on
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Tunku Abdul Aziz said, since he
became a columnist for The New Sunday Times, he did not agree with his style of
politics and that he had written an article, “Stop the theatrics, Anwar, let
Malaysians get on with their life”.
The article touched on
rumours that the federal government would fall to the opposition on September
16, 2008, with a large number of BN members of parliament jumping to join the
opposition.
“Hopping is not my game... I
despise people who do that... we contest under, let’s say, Umno banner and
later hop to Anwar... I do not agree. If you want to jump, resign and hold a
by-election to contest on an independent ticket, then we will see who will win,”
he said.
Tunku Abdul Aziz, a
corporate figure and activist against corruption, was the vice-chairman of
Transparency International.
He assisted in setting up
Transparency International-Malaysia, joined DAP after the March 2008 general
election and was appointed vice-chairman and later made senator in July 2009.
However, his term as a
member of the senate representing DAP was not extended by the party leadership
after he made open statements against Bersih, which was supported by his party
and Pakatan Rakyat.
On whether he would review
his decision to leave DAP, Tunku Abdul Aziz made it clear the decision was
final.
“(As) I have said (before),
if I get out, I am out... end of story,” he said.
When asked whether he
received any comments or feedback from other Malay DAP members after deciding
to leave the party, he replied in the negative.
On former prime minister Tun
Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s comments that he was surprised that Tunku Abdul Aziz joined
the DAP, he said he joined the party in his struggle against corruption and
promote integrity in the government and business sectors.
He had served in the
corporate sector and was a Bank Negara adviser before becoming an activist,
said Tunku Abdul Aziz.
“I joined DAP, not to become
a politician... if I had wanted to become a politician, I would have joined
after college... if I wanted to join Umno, I would have done so, a long time
ago... I thought I am better without being politically linked... non-partisan,”
he said.
He said at the moment, he
would take a long rest, shut off his telephone and spend time breeding
ornamental fish. (Bernama)
Najib byk lakukan usaha dalam membuat tranformasi demi rakyat. rakyat harus menyokongnya.
ReplyDeletePemimpin yang keluar dari DAP yang membantah perhimpunan BERSIH ini menyokong Pemerintahan Datuk Najib. Berilah peluang kepada Datuk Najib untuk membuktikan yang mana beliau mampu memberikan yang terbaik kepada Rakyat.
ReplyDeletewalaupun baru tiga tahun mentadbir negara ini, telah banyak pembaharuan yang telah dilakukan oleh Najib.. malah ada pembaharuan yang dilakukan itu tidak mampu dilakukan oleh pemimpin2 terdahulu..
ReplyDeletesebagai seorang pemimpin politik yang pernah berjuang dalam Pakatan/DAP, sudah tentu beliau lebih tahu kekurangan2 yang wujud dalam Pakatan yang tidak melayakkan parti itu memerintah negara ini..
ReplyDeleteETP, GTP, NKRA, NKEA, NEM, PTP, EPP… There are all the acronyms used by our prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that represents the various transformation programs and plans that his administration had come up with.
ReplyDeleteSince Najib stepped into office he has been chanting the slogan of transformation starting from 1Malaysia followed by GTP, ETP, NKRA, NKEA and such.
ReplyDeleteThen after the prime minister’s meeting with Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs, he came up with yet another new plan which is to transform BN through its Political Transformation Program or PTP.
ReplyDeleteThe aim of the GTP is to transform the government to be more effective in its delivery service for results that matter most to the people thus transforming the country into an advanced, united and fair society with high living standards.
ReplyDeleteUnder this, six key areas are to be identified and developed. These areas are called the National Key Result Areas of NKRA. And, those areas include reducing crime, fighting corruption, improving student outcomes, raising living standards, improving rural infrastructure and improving public transport.
ReplyDeleteThe ETP or Economic Transformation Program. Under the ETP, the aim is to transform Malaysia into a high-income economy so that the country’s gross national income per capita is RM48,000 or USD15,000.
ReplyDeleteUnder the ETP, they have NKEA which is short for National Key Economic Areas.
ReplyDeleteThese areas are the areas that have been seen to have potential to contribute a great amount of growth to the nation. And they have become the core of ETP.
ReplyDeleteThere are 12 areas of NKEAs which are oil, gas and energy; palm oil; financial services; tourism; business services; electronics and electrical; wholesale and retail; education; healthcare; communications content and infrastructure; agriculture; and Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia has implemented substantial measures to attract foreign investment including a moderation of preferences designed to benefit ethnic Malays.
ReplyDeleteSpecifically these reforms include allowing foreign investors to hold majority stakes in most enterprises excluding "strategic" industries such as banking, telecommunications, and energy, easing insurance regulation, curtailing powers of the Foreign Investment Committee and lowering the minimum quota for Malay ownership in publicly traded companies from 30 percent to 12.5 percent.
ReplyDeleteAs he introduced the reforms Najib stated, "The world is changing quickly and we must be ready to change with it or risk being left behind"
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