According to DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is 'not ready, not brave' and 'scared of losing power'.
TAWAU: DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang has encouraged Sabahans to embrace the chance to chart a new direction for Malaysia by taking the opportunity in the coming general election to dictate who would be the prime minister of the country.
Speaking at the Pakatan Rakyat Hari Raya open house in Tawau, Lim said the chance for Sabahans to determine their future was at hand and they should not waste it.
“With the current federal government shaken and unsure, Sabahans can determine their path and determine who will head Putrajaya,” he told the huge crowd that turned up at the open house held at a hotel here yesterday.
Lim said that in the past, Sabahans had only voted for their assemblymen or Members of Parliament without having the chance to choose the nation’s prime minister
“But this 13th general election, we have power to determine the seventh prime minister. This time we have a chance… before we didn’t,” he said.
The veteran opposition leader also urged the people of the state to consider the past and all the missed opportunities for a developed and progressive Sabah due to corruption, oppression and uncaring governments that did not know how to solve the people’s problems.
“So we need to use that power to change. We [Pakatan] are ready, but there are those who are not ready. Najib is not ready, he is scared, not brave, scared of losing power. He has lost the support of many,” he said.
Lim said the anniversaries of Merdeka and Malaysia Day were approaching and while the Barisan Nasional government and its leaders were trumpeting they had “Janji Ditepati” (promises fulfilled), he asked if this was really so.
Unfulfilled promises
He said he has visited and heard from the people from the interior in Marudu, Kudat, Matunggong and Ranau and they were disheartened and angry that their situation had not improved after almost 50 years since the formation of Malaysia.
He said he has visited and heard from the people from the interior in Marudu, Kudat, Matunggong and Ranau and they were disheartened and angry that their situation had not improved after almost 50 years since the formation of Malaysia.
“In Ulu Kukut, we have the worst road in Malaysia. Is this ‘Janji Ditepati’,” he asked, adding that if government promises were fulfilled, such roads will not exist anymore.
“There is piping, but no water; where is the promise fulfilled? Ranau’s Mamut copper mine, after more than RM3.4 billion had been taken out of it, the place now is very toxic. What is the state and federal governments doing about it? Nothing,” he said.
He said there is a long list of unfulfilled promises, one of them being the Tawau dam which was promised about 30 years ago but still not built.
Lim said that if Najib took the trouble to tour Sabah he would be able to see all this but he would not do this for obvious reasons.
Among the opposition politicians seen at the gathering were Tawau MP, Chua Soon Bui, from the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), Sabah PAS commissioner Aminuddin Aling, PKR Tawau divisional head Kong Hong Ming as well as Sabah DAP head Jimmy Wong.
Ada harapankah orang Sabah jadi PM? mudah-mudahanlah kan..
ReplyDeletekalau under Pakatan, silap2 Ketua Menteri Sabah dan Sarawak akan disandang oleh masing2 oleh Azizah dan Nurul Izzah..
DeleteMacam-macam taktik pembangkang mau menang. apapun, semuanya terserah pada rakyat sendiri. undi dengan bijak PRU nanti.
ReplyDeleteKalau orang Sabah jadi PM memang satu berita yang baik untuk penduduk Sabah itu.
ReplyDeleteBila agaknya pemimpin Sabah diberikan peluang untuk menjadi PM. Tidak PM pun TPM pun jadilah.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a great achievement if a Sabahan can become the Malaysian Prime Minister or Deputy.
DeleteWho is better than Najib?? Musa Aman can be the 7th PM :)
ReplyDeleteMusa Aman as the next Malaysia Prime Minister? We shall wait and see.
Deletemusnah masa depan rakyat Sabah jika Pakatan memerintah negara dan negeri ini..
ReplyDeletesebenarnya Pakatan la yang takut dengan kesediaan dan keberanian Najib menyelesaikan dan memenuhi permintaan2 rakyat di negara ini.. dalam jangka masa 4 tahun, Najib berjaya membangunkan ekonomi Malaysia, berjaya menyalurkan pelbagai bentuk bantuan, berjaya menghapuskan ISA, berjaya menubuhkan PSC untuk pilihanraya bersih dan adil, berjaya menubuhkan RCI untuk Sabah dan kini bakal menyelesaikan konflik royalti minyak pula..
ReplyDeletesemakin lama Najib memerintah, semakin banyak pembaharuan yang beliau laksanakan.. inilah yang ditakuti oleh pembangkang terutamanya Anwar dan Lim Kit Siang.. sebab mereka bakal kehilangan isu2 kritikal yang biasa digunakan setiap kali adanya pilihanraya..
ReplyDeletesaya harap rakyat Sabah tidak mudah termakan dengan hasutan pemimpin2 pembangkang.. tidak ada jaminan bahawa Sabah dan negara ini akan lebih baik dibawah pentadbiran kerajaan Pakatan.. lihat la dalam buku jingga mereka.. PATI akan diberikan status PR, dana rakyat akan digunakan untuk perbelanjaan bukannya pelaburan untuk pembangunan ekonomi,, dan sebagainya..
ReplyDeleteAll Sabahans must do their duty as citizens by voting this GE.
ReplyDeleteEvery vote counts, don't underestimate one vote, it can make a difference.
ReplyDeleteSabahans who are 21 years old and above should register as voters as soon as possible to enable them to vote in the 13th GE.
ReplyDeleteThe study on the popularity of five Malaysian leaders, conducted by IIUM's Media and Election Studies Unit, also found that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had very much maintained his popularity since leaving office in 2003.
ReplyDeletePrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's popularity rating has been rising steadily since 2009, according to a poll conducted by the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM).
ReplyDeleteThree other personalities in leadership roles -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Pas spiritual adviser and Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng -- saw their popularity decline considerably.
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ReplyDeleteDatuk Prof Syed Arabi Idid of IIUM's Communications Studies Department led the study, from March 2008 to July 2011, with his research coordinator Azrul Hisyam Wakichan.
An average sample of 1,500 respondents -- Malay, Chinese and Indian registered voters -- were asked how satisfied they were with the leadership qualities of the five leaders.
ReplyDeleteSyed Arabi attributed Najib's improved rating to his consistent effort to touch base with the people and steer the country to a promising future.
ReplyDeleteThe study clearly indicated that Malays, Chinese and Indians now found Najib favourable, he said.
ReplyDeleteIn October 2008, 35 per cent of the Malay, 33 per cent of the Chinese and 41 per cent of the Indian respondents noted that they were satisfied or very satisfied with Najib, but by July 2011, their approval increased to 59 per cent, 45 per cent and 62 per cent, respectively, he said.
ReplyDeleteIn a nutshell, people are finding Najib more acceptable now as their leader: as stated by Syed Arabi who has been conducting studies on the popularity of political personalities since 1989.
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ReplyDeleteOn the flagging popularity of Anwar, Nik Aziz and Guan Eng, he said it was probably contributed by current issues and their failure to achieve a common ground in many issues.
Azrul, who coordinated the study, said Malaysians still held in high esteem Dr Mahathir and his legacy.
ReplyDeleteAzrul, who coordinated the study, said Malaysians still held in high esteem Dr Mahathir and his legacy.
ReplyDeleteAn average of 74 per cent of the respondents polled were in favour of Dr Mahathir throughout the four-year study period, he said.
ReplyDeleteHe noted that Malaysians saw Dr Mahathir as a proven leader and a man who still spoke his mind without fear or favour.
ReplyDeleteEven after retiring as a private citizen, the people of Malaysia still see him (Mahathir) as an exemplary leader.
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