After his infamous "You help me, I help you" speech in the Sibu by-election last year which drew condemnation and even sparked a call for a close watch on his current campaign in Sarawak, prime minister Najib Razak has now resorted to another phrase as the BN's campaign arsenal, “Believe Me, Believe me”.
The latest phrase became the talk of the town after he used it to reassure Sarawakians during a rally here that long-serving chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud would indeed step down.
Najib's "You help me" speech in trying to tell voters in Sibu that he would only bring development to the constituency if the BN was returned there, had however proved a failure, after DAP's Wong Ho Leng delivered a shock defeat to the incumbent BN in May 2010.
However, the speech had attracted a flurry of condemnations with calls for the Election Commission and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to initiate an investigation into possible breach of election campaign rules, particular the one which prohibits contesting parties from making monetary offers to woo votes.
Yesterday, Balik Pulau member of parliament urged the alternative media as well as the EC and MACC to keep a close watch on Najib's campaign trail in Sarawak, saying he was bound to repeat the gesture he made in Sibu.
A PKR activist, writing on his Facebook page, said Najib was still under the impression that Sarawakians could be "manipulated".
"I am asking for all brothers and sisters in Sarawak to rise and ask for everything that belongs to us," said Ronnie Klassen.
"It’s enough at this point, while we are saying thank you for what BN has done for us, but we should not prostitute ourselves anymore. Sarawak belongs to the people.”
Najib has been leading BN's campaign in the state, vowing to stay there up to polling day on April 16, in what many observers say is an increasing frustration by BN leaders over Taib's refusal to resign.
Earlier this week, Taib confirmed his refusal by saying he would only step down in a few years, in contrast to Najib's promise to voters that Taib's resignation would come immediately after the election.
Taib also scoffed at calls for his departure, saying he would not fall into the opposition’s trap by setting a date or naming a successor.
- Harakahdaily
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