Barisan Nasional all out to fulfil promise to develop rural Sarawak, says Najib

PAKAN: Barisan Nasional will fulfil its promise to bring more development to the state following the “strongest” support that it received from the people in the last 13th general election.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, speaking to a crowd of 6,000 during his Gawai Dayak call to Rumah Panjai George Nanga Nansang yesterday, said the BN would not make empty promises like the Opposition which only gave lip-service.

He said with the mandate from the people, the government’s transformation programme could be continued.
“We will now march on to become an industrialised nation by 2020. This mandate also shows that the BN agenda is better than the Opposition’s,” he added.

Najib noted that the people of the state, especially the Dayaks, were not easily misled by the Opposition during the elections, saying they knew who could look after their future.

“So because of this, today I want to assure you that in time to come, and according to our ability, we will intensify the development agenda for rural areas in Sarawak so that areas still left behind in terms of basic amenities will be looked into,” he assured.

Barisan will only make pledges it can fulfil, says Najib

KLANG: Barisan Nasional is committed to responsible politics and realistic promises that it can fulfil, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister highlighted this as the basic difference between the ruling coalition and Pakatan Rakyat's unfeasible politics, adding that the Opposition would not hesitate to promise the moon, the sky and even the galaxy to win votes.

“We do not practise populist politics but responsible politics. I don't make empty promises.

“If I make a promise, I will ensure the Government can implement it.

“I do not want people to criticise me for failing to fulfil my promises,” he told a crowd of thousands at the Sayangi Selangor Ponggal Festival here yesterday.