Najib: Fulfil promises before it's too late

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has reminded component parties of the Barisan Nasional (BN) to fulfil their promises in carrying out transformations to strengthen the coalition.
Najib, who is also the BN chairman, said component parties that were facing a leadership crisis must tackle the problem before it was too late to face the coming general election.
"The opportunity is there, and there is still time, but don't delay efforts in resolving the internal problems until the eve of the general election. By that time, it's too late for us to take action," said Najib in an exclusive interview with Bernama at his office in conjunction with the Umno general assembly.
Najib wanted to see that all the BN component parties were stable and strong so that they could contribute to the success of the BN.
Any problem, particularly a serious leadership crisis, could have an impact on the public perception on the BN although it was confined to one component party, he said.
"That's why I have suggested that they should try to resolve the crisis in their respective parties as soon as possible," he said.
Najib said that as the BN chairman, he always welcomed any party to give their views or advice.
Asked what were the fundamental changes that should be carried out by the component parties, he said: "They must undertake transformation. That's what they have promised."
Although there were signs that the process of transformation was taking place, the Prime Minister said it was still at the ''work in progress'' stage and had not reached the stage of firmness.
The process has not reached the stage where we can consider it to be completed. So, what they have pledged, they must proceed with it. As I had once said at one function, what is the point of holding a position in the party if we don't get the support of the people," he said.
Asked whether the component parties concerned should be given a time frame to carry out the transformation, Najib replied: "Well, they should know".
The Prime Minister said although in principle the power-sharing formula in the BN would be continued, the BN must put forward winnable candidates during the general election.
Asked whether the quota on candidates contesting in the general election would be changed if there were component parties that had yet not carried out the necessary transformation, Najib said the matter had to be discussed beforehand
"That's my responsibility as the chairman of Barisan Nasional. I still respect the power-sharing process in the Barisan Nasional. At the same time, we must carry out a realistic evaluation of our own capability.
"Because what is important is that we don''t sacrifice any seat. We must field winnable candidates. So, if he or she wants to win, he/she must work from now," he said. - Bernama

tunku : there is still time for BN to win over the people.go to the ground listen to them and do your best to help those who needs help.fulfil all your promises.BN leaders must be down to earth always. time has changed so must BN.they have to move on to a new dimension with a new vision. what DS Najib said is very true,BN should field winnable candidates from now on, they can't just put a candidate if it is known that the candidate will lose. each components party in BN should start doing their homework(finding a suitable candidate) from now on and discuss this always in BN's committee meeting from time to time so that when the time comes, BN is well prepared to fight the battle .