Last-minute appeal for votes by Najib

Friday April 15, 2011
Last-minute appeal for votes by Najib

MIRI: The Prime Minister has made a passionate appeal to Sarawakians not to “ditch” Barisan Nasional just because they are angry with weaknesses in the governments’ machinery or with its parties or leaders.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak appealed to the voters to give him “more time” to correct any wrong.

“I promise you there will be changes. I have been in office only for two years. Give us time.

“Barisan is not perfect. We have made mistakes. Whatever is not correct, we will correct.

“I will adjust policies to make them better and fairer to all,” he told thousands gathered at the tourism corridor in the heart of the city last night.

Adding that transition of power was taking place in Sarawak, Najib urged Sarawakians to continue believing in Barisan and not to throw their future away.

He said he needed continuity in the state government in order to effect all the changes he had planned.

“My transformation plans are not just political in nature but also in the economy, the social standard of life and other aspects.

“I need a state government with a strong majority,” said Najib, adding that he had also told SUPP president Tan Sri Dr George Chan that he wanted leaders who dared to speak up for the rights of the Chinese as well as those of other races.