Help us help you, Najib tells Kelantan

March 02, 2012

Najib said the promised development would be founded on “strong Islamic values and principles”. — File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Voters in Kelantan were today promised sweeping improvements to their economy and infrastructure by the Barisan Nasional (BN) if they were to put the coalition back in charge of the state it lost in 1990, Bernama Online reported.

“We pledge to make over the landscape but the changes will be based on strong Islamic values and principles,” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was quoted as saying in the report.

Among the developments that would be derived under BN rule, said Najib, were upgrades to the water supply system, housing, and other forms of basic amenities.

Speaking in Jeli today, the prime minister told attendees that an administration needed more than just an Islamist foundation to govern the Muslim community successfully.

“We are not just talking about the importance of a strong akidah (faith), but Muslims also need to have sound akhlak (moral values) and be knowledgeable,” he was quoted further by Bernama Online.

“Sloganeering alone does not make Muslims strong.”

Najib later announced a RM1 million fund to set up an Islamic centre at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.