‘Najib first PM who listens’

Tunku Abdul Aziz heaps praises on the premier as the only one among his predecessors who pays attention and acts on people's concerns

PETALING JAYA: Former DAP vice-president Tunku Abdul Aziz today heaped praises on Najib Tun Razak as the first prime minister who listens and acts on the concerns of the rakyat.

He cited Najib’s Government Transformation Programme (GTP) as an example and said the premier was the first among all the prime ministers who actively listened to his people.

“I support Najib because at [age] 79, I have seen a lot of prime ministers, and he is the first prime minister who listens to all of our concerns,” Tunku Aziz told reporters today.

“The GTP is something that will benefit the country in the economic, political and social spheres,” said Tunku Aziz, and went on to criticise Pakatan Rakyat for rubbishing it.

“They (Pakatan) are opposing for the sake of opposing. It is not mature politics. The elements in Najib’s GTP are exactly what they have been fighting for,” he claimed.

“But when the policies are implemented, they call it rubbish,” said the former Transparency International vice-chairman.

‘Malaysia will be great’

Tunku Aziz said that the entire GTP programme “is a process, not a product”.

“It will take a little time to see results, but mark my words if it is supported, Malaysia will be a great and globally competitive country.”

He also dismissed allegations that he was now an Umno-BN man, and insisted his ambition has always been to keep corruption to a manageable level.

He also stressed the importance of nationality over race, be it in BN or Pakatan.

“We have to be truthful and honest, and we have to love our country,” he said. “We have to have a country where all people are given equal opportunity.

“We are still a community of different tribes,” he said. “The aim is to have a nation promote the concept of 1Malaysia.”