Ku Nan thanks PM for candidacy

The ruling Barisan Nasional has named BN secretary general as its candidate for Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor expressed his respect for Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s confidence in entrusting him with the defence of the Putrajaya parliamentary seat at the 13th General Election.

“Recently, the Prime Minister announced me as the Putrajaya parliamentary candidate,” he said, adding that as BN chairman it was Najib’s prerogative to finalise the candidates list.

He was speaking to reporters after presenting the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) to 3,500 eligible Putrajaya residents, here today.

On Feb 7, Najib, who is UMNO President, made the announcement before a crowd of 2,500 guests at Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in Putrajaya.

Tengku Adnan is Putrajaya’s first people’s representative since 2004 and managed to defend the seat in the 2008 general election by defeating Pas candidate, Mohamad Noor Mohamad.

On a separate development, he criticised the Selangor and Penang state governments’ alleged cowardly action of removing Najib Razak’s posters and banners wishing the Chinese community ‘Happy Chinese New Year’.

He was of the opinion that it clearly proved the opposition could not accept the Najib’s popularity with the people, which he described as being at its highest, and that they were also scared of losing in the upcoming general election.

“I don’t understand why they were nervous. We put up the posters in Selangor and Penang, but they took them down.  He was only wishing ‘Gong Xi Fa Chai’ for the peace, harmony and well-being of the people,” he said.

- Bernama