Zahid hopes Johor victory will trigger ‘blue wave’ in Negeri Sembilan, Melaka

 BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi hopes the victory will build momentum for the coming state polls and the national general election.

BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the unofficial results of the Johor polls reflect public confidence in Johor BN chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s state administration.

JOHOR BAHRU:

Barisan Nasional hopes its victory in Johor will provide momentum for the coming state assembly elections in Negeri Sembilan and Melaka, and eventually the 16th general election, says BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

“Hopefully, this victory will set off a ‘blue wave’ in the other states,” he said in a press conference at Johor Umno headquarters tonight following BN’s landslide victory.

Zahid said the unofficial results of the Johor polls reflected public confidence in Johor BN chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s state government.

He said BN would monitor the performance of all its elected representatives to ensure issues affecting the public receive attention.

“We will not boast of our victory, but be mindful. We will govern better. All the promises in our manifesto will be fulfilled,” he said.

Zahid also said that the Johor government would continue working closely with Putrajaya to ensure its development agenda for the state is implemented effectively.

“This cooperation will bear fruit not just for the state government, but also the federal government,” he said.

Earlier tonight, Zahid claimed that BN had won 40 of the 56 state assembly seats at stake. A simple majority of 29 seats is needed to form the state government, while a two-thirds majority is reached at 38.

Zahid credited BN’s landslide win to Onn Hafiz, describing it as his “official and personal success” as menteri besar. - FMT