Lying Najib, recalcitrant Umno

A 70-year-old political activist has warned Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak that Sabahans are 'reading cautiously' his handling of the situation in Kuala Lumpur.

KOTA KINABALU: A 70-year-old political activist from Panampang who is known to both the opposition and the ruling regime has expressed shock at the way Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has handled Bersih 2.0′s call for electoral reforms.

Having closely monitored Najib’s reaction to Bersih 2.0 from the onset of its chairman S Ambiga’s announcement on June 8, activist Fredoline Edwin Lojingki is both amused and angered by his irrational comments

“I listened and am amused at the comments by various Umno leaders including Najib’s on the peaceful Bersih rally.

“Especially on the point where they accused Bersih organisers of causing shop and business operators to lose business last Saturday.

“Those accusations are unfair…” he said in a statement today.

Lojingki said that Bersih did not instigate an “unruly” gathering or “disturb businesses in Kuala Lumpur or caused shops to close”.

“Najib and Umno people must ask themselves who were the ones who closed the roads and divert traffic and deprived Malaysians and tourists of transport on that day?

“Wasn’t it the police, under the instruction of Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein?

“Why was the King’s advice not taken seriously?

“Why block the roads if you are to allow the rally in a stadium as you promised Ambiga and the world?

“Of course, you (Najib) broke your promise and showed your inner self to be manipulative and exploitative.

“This is a very dirty tactic indeed and all in a desperate act to thwart the Bersih rally.

“By doing so, Najib, you have incurred the wrath of the people, including an old man like me. You have failed and you must ponder on it,” said Lojingki.

Untrustworthy Najib

The infuriated veteran also slammed Umno calling it “recalcitrant”.

“Recalcitrant Umno must do some deep soul-searching on what caused tens of thousands of Malaysians to join in the Bersih 2.0 rally.

“There must be a very good reasons for it.

“You know it, Najib – your Umno and its political culture are the main causes why Bersih was well-attended and participated even though there were no free food provided and no rock stars around as is usually done in your rally.

“And who was trying to disturb a peaceful rally? Wasn’t it Umno-linked Perkasa and Patriot?

“Why allow another rally to provoke the Bersih rally? I don’t like to see what is happening in my country.

“Take it from me, a 70-year-old activist from Sabah, that the ruling party is now going against its very own people.

“No amount of rethoric like you did last night could earn back the trust of the people, especially when you displayed untrustworthiness in making a promise to provide for a stadium for the rally.

“Dirty tactics such as this stinks to high heaven,” he said.

Lonjinki said Sabahans were “reading the situations (in the peninsula) cautiously”.

“We are watching especially on your dilly-dallying over the setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry on the perennial problem of illegal immigrants in Sabah.

“Must Sabahans organise a rally for you to promise us something? But then again you may break it later,” the veteran said sarcastically.