A vote for Pakatan is a vote for uncertainty

Only BN can give people a better future, says Najib.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak today called on the people to give their full mandate to the Barisan Nasional (BN) government for another five-year term to secure a better future for themselves and the country.

He said this was because the BN government had varied experience in administering the country since 55 years ago compared to the opposition pact which had no basic understanding in charting a good direction for the country.

Najib said the BN government was sincere in helping all citizens and that  after four years (since the last general election), its success was proven with the country recording an economic growth of 5.2 per cent, increased investments from domestic and foreign investors and more than 300,000 job opportunities created.

“The future cannot be gambled away. A vote for the opposition is a vote for uncertain future. But a vote for BN is for a better, secure and prosperous future,” he said in his speech when opening the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) 59th Annual General Assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre, here, today.

Also present were former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, PPP president M Kayveas, its senior vice-president and Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Maglin Dennis D’Cruz, BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and Dewan Negara president Abu Zahar Ujang.

BN experienced, Pakatan weak
PPP vice-president Maglin meanwhile believes the experience factor will be the main reason why the voters will continue to choose the existing government in the next general election.

“People will continue to support BN as the government for the people since the past 55 years. People want a government with experience.

“When they go to see a doctor, they will never go to a new doctor. They will find a senior doctor because he knows better through experience.

“So for the next general election, there shouldn’t be a problem for BN,” he told reporters during the PPP AGM.

He also said Malaysia could face the same ‘fate’ like a few troubled countries in the world which handed over their government to the wrong people and this situation should not happen here.

PPP president Kayveas meanwhile said parties that form the opposition pact are too weak to pose any threat to BN because they (opposition) would not be able to win over the people like what the BN has been able to do.

“They (opposition) are walking on a vulnerable bridge. DAP at one time were PAS’ biggest ‘enemy’ but now they (DAP) can afford to sleep together in the same pillow although DAP is rooting for a secular country while PAS is determined to establish an Islamic state and enforce the hudud law.

“PKR on the other hand have become the middleman to ensure PAS and DAP will not end up in a ‘divorce’. This so called ‘marriage’ between PAS and DAP is just to capture Putrajaya,” he said.

Bernama