Addressing a mammoth crowd at the leader-meet-the-people session at the open space near Paramount Hotel here last night, Najib said that he needed a team of capable people to work with to chart the development of the nation.
“I can’t do it alone so, I need you to vote for my colleagues, who are standing in Sibu and Lanang Parliamentary constituencies and 222 parliamentary constituencies under BN ticket.
“I assure you that I can work well with our two winnable candidates here, and together we will bring more development to Sibu,” he said as the crowd responded with thunderous applause.
The Prime Minister flew to the state yesterday to officiate at several functions in Saratok, Lubok Antu, Kuching and the last stop of his one-day visit was here.
He told the crowd that while the opposition could only promise, BN had proven it could deliver economic prosperity, stability and racial harmony to the people.
The nation’s economic strength was reflected in the KLSE index which reached an all time on Friday by exceeding 1,700 index points, he pointed out.
“While many countries in the world are facing recession, Malaysia is going against the trend by achieving 5.6 per cent growth rate.
Touching on the opposition’s call for change, Najib said change must be for the better not for worse and as the nation is all ready on the right track that rallying call was irrelevant.
“Under BN, we deliver a robust economy, low recession and almost full employment and vibrant stock market.
“Do you want to change all this?
He added that the BN government’s transformation programmes had won the respect of the world community.
On the other hand the opposition’s promises of fuel price reduction, abolishment of PTPTN study loans, lowering electricity and water tariffs and others could bankrupt the country as to fulfil all these pledges the nation’s deficit would climb to 11.5 per cent in the first year, he cautioned.
Najib recalled when he took over as Prime Minister in 2009, the deficit was at 6.6 per cent but by last year it was at 4.5 per cent and this year it would be at 4 per cent.
The deficit was projected to come down to three per cent by 2015 proving that the BN government’s management of the nation’s resources and economy had been sound and prudent, he said.
Among those present were Najib’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Second Finance Minister and Minister of Local Government and Community Development Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Office Datu Len Talif Salleh, Tiong , Lau and Nangka assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee.
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