Poor governance by PH, PN a lesson for Melakans, says Rauf

 

Melaka Umno chief Ab Rauf Yusoh claims that Barisan Nasional was well-received after taking over the state government from Pakatan Harapan last year.

ALOR GAJAH: Melaka Umno chief Ab Rauf Yusoh has accused Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) of failure in governance and voiced confidence that voters in the upcoming state polls will show that they have realised this.

Rauf alleged that PH did not bring any change to Melaka in its 22 months in power despite its rhetoric and PN had caused misery to Malaysians through months of anti-Covid-19 lockups.

He told FMT he believed Barisan Nasional had “a bright chance” of winning because voters were wise enough to make an evaluation.

“When we took over the Melaka state government last year after 22 months under PH, our administration, with mostly Umno leaders, was well-received,” he said.

“Considering that it was a government based on racial tolerance, BN was successful in convincing the people that we were a good government.”

Rauf is BN’s candidate for Tanjung Bidara.

He said the political instability that followed PH’s win in the 2018 election should be a lesson for the people of Melaka to elect a strong and stable administration.

He also said PAS should be siding with Umno in the Muafakat Nasional (MN) pact if the Islamist party’s goal was to strengthen Muslim unity because his party was comprehensively organised from the top levels down to the villages.

“Parties that want to work with Umno have to look at its strengths,” he said. “If these strengths can be combined to play a role in strengthening the ummah, then PAS should choose Umno as its partner.”

Nonetheless, he said, it was up to PAS to choose its comrades and who would be best to further its cause after the Melaka polls.

PAS will be contesting under the PN banner in the state election and will be fighting Umno in seven constituencies. - FMT