What could have been a proud and dignified nation with economic prosperity to boast have instead become a subject of ridicule and scorn. A nation that has so much to offer, so much to achieve became a pauper state. This is a product of a deceitful occupying government who promises a bright future, but rendered a malicious agenda of conquest for selfish gains.
They came and they took advantage of our peaceful ignorance to guarantee deprivation until capitulation. Sabahans promising destiny ultimately defined by a government motivated by greed, religion and racial supremacy creed; which is a recipe for disaster. Here is a tale of the blind leading the blind.
This is not what Sabahans had bargained for when the British conspired with Malaya to form a federation in the interest of economic prosperity and security. What may have been a glorious ambition for the sake of peace, prosperity and security, have in fact, been hijacked by racist and religious supremacist to gain conquest and subjugate a nation into servitude.
This is the nature of a medieval mind set to cowardly obtain loot through supremacy tenets. An unfortunate circumstance conspired by racist and bigots in the Malayan government. They therefore conspired to usurp the powers and promises of a noble Malayan leader in Tunku Abdul Rahman. What happened next became a sad story of deceit and unscrupulous acts of terrorism; thus Sabah, became a prized possession to be controlled and manipulated for selfish gains.
That is the Malaya we have come to know. An evil Samaritan! A factor in history in which the British today would be ashamed had they known what happened to North Borneo and its' people.
We Sabahans deserved humanity's respect. We can no longer allow the blind to lead us. We must now lead the way! It is time for a new beginning.
This is what this author wish to discussed in this article that we must now look into the future and create a new beginning that no longer succumb to the dictates of Malaya. I am here to tell you that we can do it; that we have enough talents among us to create a prosperous nation.
Although, we have bad experiences in the past, it is time to put new faith into our capable leaders. It is time to have confidence on genuine local leaders who truly has the interest of our people and our country in their hearts. This is not a time to be experimenting with Malayan parties and leaders. It is a time we stand tall on our own.
We have a solution that can address the problems of the past. In fact, we have several solutions that will one day make our country a thing of pride for all Sabahans. The future today is in our hands.
These solutions are something that are truly guaranteed to bring happiness and prosperity to all Sabahans. All we have to do is show the world that we wish to have a new government led by local party SAPP.
Before you jump into conclusion, let me tell you why SAPP is the right party to lead our government and take us to that great future that we all wish for.
SAPP is a party where genuine patriots have converge upon to become the tool of change and the provost of growth and development for Sabah. It is because of such talented people that SAPP have come up with ideas and plans to solve the crisis in Sabah. It is these ideas and plans that this author wish to state. It is therefore critical that we give our complete trust to local party SAPP to represent us in implementing these programs and policies of change and economic growth.
What I am about to write are secrets to a recipe, but this author is willing to state it here for these are recipes our people are badly in need of. We must be willing to share the secret of success to guarantee success. Unlike others, SAPP speaks of solutions to our problems. Most of us are tired of the false accusations, personal attacks, innuendos, and corruptions that are rampant in our political discourse. SAPP today is a party that speaks about the solutions. This is the traits of a party we can trust. It means, that, much effort had been utilized to come up with these wise solutions.
The 1st major solution is the implementation of Sabah IC. Sabah IC will empower true Sabahans to face a challenging future. After 30 years of Malaya's deceitful programs such as "Project IC" and "Divide and Rule tactic" "Ketuanan Melayu" and "Mass Islamic conversion." Sabah IC will unite us all and it will elevate our political and economic consciousness as confident Sabahans. With a new identity, Sabahans will then be poised to take on new roles to further the progress and development of Sabah. We can focus our policies towards growth and prosperity.
The 2nd major solution is autonomy. In this case we merely wish to reclaim what was already ours to begin with. This time we will implement fully our autonomic rights as expressly stated in the 20 points Malaysian federation agreement. Malaysia must understand that being honest and honorable is the solution for a stronger modern Malaysia.
With our autonomy fully restored, our government can fast forward to develop sabah into prosperity and into a develop country. Malaya should realized by now that they do not have the best answers to bring about prosperity and reforms. We cannot afford to follow in the foot steps of Malaya when they are wroth with ignorance and incompetence when it comes to the affairs of civilization.
For Malaya to move forward it must discard the use of race and religion in government, but as long as Malaya is in the hands of UMNO there is little chance for this to happen. So we cannot afford to follow such old fashion and incompetent method of governance.
The 3rd major solution is the respect and implementation of a multiracial government based on merits. These will ensure that all racial groups in Sabah have the opportunity as everyone else to achieve their dreams. When government personnel are chosen based on qualification and merits, the administration of government will guarantee efficiency and transparency. This is what happened in Singapore and this will happen to Sabah when local SAPP becomes the government.
This is in line with our value of "equality for all." When we understand this basic humanistic creed, we will develop a mutually beneficial respect for one another. We will treat each other as humans and allow common law to guide our code of conduct that is conducive to a civilized society. Such mind set will catapult our human resource to face the modernization and growth of our society.
We will be better prepared to manage our new found prosperity and live more fulfilling lives. This will take us into a world where we can now appreciate the arts and humanities. We can build a culture that is rich and sophisticated. We will become the next South Korea of the world.
The 4th major solution is the increase of our oil royalty to 20% instead of 5%. This will immediately give us a financial boost that we can utilize to build the necessary infrastructure to improve the lives of our people. We can effectively full fill "Maslow's hierarchy" of human progression. From here the ball will roll to ensure the "domino effect." Other programs and solutions will then be forth coming to meet the various societal upkeep once the basic infrastructures become functional.
The 5th major solution is to protect the native land rights (NCR). This is an important governmental act to guarantee natives of Borneo are fully compensated and respected for being natives. As a marginalized people by an unscrupulous government of the day, the natives have been deprived of their basic property and rights. To set things right, justice for the natives must first be addressed.
The 6th major solution is Education. The SAPP government w ill have a comprehensive education system that will strengthen and prepare the people to face the challenges of the 21st century. All primary and secondary students will be empowered with the ability to speak and write English, Mandarin and Bahasa Malaysia so they can face the international business environment with confidence.
Students with the necessary qualification and talents will be given opportunities to further their studies abroad as long as they qualify and get acceptance from such prestigious universities in the world. This is how we guarantee the level of quality staffing to ensure growth and development continues to excel.
Our education system will have a program to fit all levels of scholastic abilities and guide students appropriately to ensure they are equipped with the necessary skills set to guarantee their economic survival in society. Such wise preparatory response to societal norms guarantees a strong civilization.
Education to prepare students and adults to utilized modern tools will also be available to the public to ensure everyone knows the proper standard of conduct to ensure our citizens conduct themselves in a dignified manner as expected in a civilized modern society.
The 7th major solution is the Tourism industry. A complete program must be in place to address the tourism industry. Basic tourism industry infrastructure must be created foremost. All tourism related offerings must accede or meet international standards. This would mean basic civil facilities and public behaviour must meet international standards.
Our tourism programs must be customer oriented. The Tourism agency must be run like an efficient for profit organizations. The goal must be a tourism offering that is at par with other develop countries tourism industries. In order to achieve this goal, society must be educated in the norms of the tourism industry. This is another step to ensure we will become a 1st world nation in just a matter of 10 to 15 years. This is a guaranteeing factor in the growth and prosperity of a nation and its society.
The 8th major solution is the growth of the economic sector. Common sense policies must be implemented to encourage and boost the economic performance indicators. Conditions and opportunities will be created to ensure foreign investment become a major investment factor in Sabah.
This will further spur the growth of the manufacturing sector. Our natural resources will be managed and sustained in a systematic and transparent way that ensure the public is very well informed on how we managed our natural resources.
Self sustainability economic programs will be created such as modern agricultural projects to guarantee the wellbeing of Sabahans even in times of a global recession or a global crisis. This will ensure Sabah can stand on its own in times of a crisis. The ability to do this will also be the proof that Sabah has thus become a developed country.
These are elements of growth in the economic sectors that are necessary in the implementation of basic and premium infrastructures to spearhead its developments. Such infrastructures consists of public roads and transportations, electricity, water and sewage, building construction and other types of construction to facilitate request by the private sector such as hotels and technologies such as consumer applications, internet communication facilities, data management and storage. All these bring about a combo growth element that must be managed to discourage the existence of bottlenecks in the economic system progression.
The 9th major solution is addressing the issue of corruption in government and our society.
Whatever programs or policies are implemented there must be accompanied by a policy on corruption. There must not be any room for corruption to take root.
One of the immediate solutions to ensure corruptions are discourage is to create a public sector salary structure that are competitive with the salary structure of the private sector. A task force must be created to supervise how this salary structures can be implemented efficiently. A current precedent to emulate can be based on the Singapore government's experienced and adjust to meet the realities in Sabah.
The 10th major solution is security within our boundaries. Only when there is total security can everything else be implemented without delays. Security will be organized to ensure the there are efficiency and professionalism. Security tasks must be treated professionally by professionally trained people.
All security personnel¡¯s are given jobs based on merit and qualification. Security personnel must be educated, skilful and honourable to guarantee its integrity as security agencies. Only when there is professionalism can there be a guaranteed route towards to become a member of the developed world.
These are the ten most critical solutions that we can expect from a new SAPP government. They will get the ball rolling right at the get-go to guarantee we have a bright future ahead. Such solutions are what make SAPP the only option for us this coming PRU13.
It is critical that we give SAPP a resounding victory in the coming election. The future is in our hands. What I have shown you are the tools to our future. No matter what race or religion you belong too, these solutions are a one size fits all solutions. These are practical and realistic solutions for Sabah. These solutions are none-biased. It is good for all Sabahans.
Anyone who thinks of a solution that carries a racial and religious prejudice agenda is on the wrong side of justice and equality for all. Such biased solutions will be detrimental to our society. There is a reason we must reject UMNO-BN, because it is a prejudicial regime. If we truly wish for a prosperous society for all, than we must choose SAPP as our government. It is time to put our trust on the right people with the right thinking. We must not miss this chance to make our dreams come true.
By Wilfred Gaban,
Director at PIPPA ¨C Progressive Institute of Public Policy Analysis
President of Kadu Foundation ¨C An NGO dedicated to the health and welfare of the
Momogun community
FIRST PART OF THE ARTICLE SUMS UP PRECISELY WHAT HAPPENED TO SABAH & ALSO SARAWAK- WE WERE CONNED INTO MALAYSIA..
ReplyDeleteBUT why does SAPP or STAR suggest solutions to amend the situation and not to confront the real issue?
They avoid addressing the fundamental issue raised at the beginning of the article. This is the issue of gaining real Sabah national independence.
The suggested solutions are only good when we can rule ourselves. Not before!
To remain in Malaysia is to condemn our future generations and our beloved country to continued Malayan plunder fort as part of Malaysia Sabah taxes and wealth will continue to contribute the 11 other Malayan states.
We get back 1/12 share like Sarawak.
This is a PONZI scheme at best. The Malayans take all from us and give back what belong to us in the first place. This is what a ponzi schem is.
WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO HANG ON TO THIS STUPID MINDSET?
If Brunei and Singapore can be standing alone and independent why cannot Sabah or Sarawak with their vast resources?
Why do we need Malayans to rule us and ripped off our resources?
Why stay on and be robbed in Malaysia?
Many young Sabahans are thinking for themselves and they can see that their country is no more than a Malayan colony.
They have even formed organisations like Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia to seek genuine independence.
All real patriotic Sabah political parties must consider this course of action. It is not an impossible task. It can be done.
Yes, the future may be in our hands by where are we taking it?
The Southern Sudanese and East Timorese succeeded in freeing themselves from foreign domination and colonial rule.
But you cannot sit and wait for deliverance. You have to rise and fight for freedom!
That is the only way to take back our country!
There is a time and place for everything. I agree with the author that for now this is the best solutions. Only time will tell.
DeleteBe careful with what you type, bro. Are you suggesting that we must take up weapons & fight? Which area are you coming from? Zamboanga?
DeleteThe beginning is to get back all the seats that belong to all local Sabahan parties, BN is out
DeleteWE DON'T NEED ZAMBOANGANS TO LIBERATE SABAH - WE SHOULD DO IT ON OUR OWN.
DeleteIt is agreeable that the first step is to vote and drive out all Malayan colonisers from Sabah and take back control of our country.
This is the peaceful ideal and we should go for it with all our united effort.. But we are not uniting to do this.
Even if opposition parties win the situation may be like 1985 where UMNO used all its dirty tricks to undermine the legally elected party from becoming an effective government. But we should still try to vote the colonisers out.
Ideally, the successful Sabah opposition party should lead the people to demand an independence referendum and work for the de-colonisation of Sabah from Malayan rule.
The Stephens and Mustapha episodes show that at least these leaders for all their faults had a modicum of loyalty to Sabah and would have taken the Singapore road out of Malaysia.
If this had happened can you imagine what a wealthy developed Sabah with all the best infrastructures instead of developing Malaya with our national wealth?
Imagine Sabah outside neo-colonial Malaysia & no more Malayan colonial rule!
Imagine being our own masters and deciding our own destiny.
Imagine an independent Sabah!
Sabah only suffered from incompetent government during 1997 and 1998.. now, sabah is much better than that time..
ReplyDeleteAgree...Sabah is actually not fully Recovered from the Yong era...still in recovery mode so to say...but is on the right track...
DeleteThis is rubbish, see how we have to suffer paying more for everything? BN Umno is giving us a headache..ABU, SAPP is your solution!
DeleteSTOP DREAMING! HOW CAN THEY BE BETTER TIMES WHEN WE ARE STILL COLONISED & RULED BY THE BRITISH PROXY UMNO???
DeleteSabah tidak harus sebegini sahaja.
DeleteSabahan has been conned all along and will be conned again and again because of manipulation of short memory and short sighted voters. Hopefuly this time round things changes.
Deletein only two years, SAPP has create a lot of problem.. do we still need give them a chance to rule this state??
ReplyDeleteSAPP for 2 years has solved many of the problems of the people especially on land and land titles. They should be given another chance to prove their worth more
DeleteAny rightful thinking persons who know the present umno/bn regime in ruling malaysia would know that the proposed major solutions for better Sabah can never be implemented by present bn regime. Fifty years of damages under the BN regime is far too long to recover in short time and for Sabah to recover this will take time as well as this will also need a new, honest, clean and capable team to bring Sabah out of the colonizer eventually.
DeleteWe must be master of our own. Let forget the outsider parties in this coming GE13 as we can not trust them to rule over us as history has shown that their main intention is only to take control of all our natural resources and wealth of our country.
SAPP is a party to be reckon with. I for once will put my trust on them and basing on their numerous writeup and proposed 'solutions', we can give them a chance this time for them to prove themselves worthy to run the new administration if not then we can vote them out. This is democracy. 2 years under SAPP/bn is too short a time to prove any record as they are only under the control of evil umno regime cult during that period of time.
new beginning mean new political party which is clean, transparent and efficient.. not the one who already bringing disaster to this state..
ReplyDeleteYes, SAPP is the only local based party that has all the criteria
DeleteWe hope a clean, responsible, no-corrupt government.
DeleteKerajaan sekarang sudah cukup bagus.
DeleteSejak tahun 1994, BN Sabah mengamalkan satu dasar unik menggilir-gilirkan jawatan Ketua Menteri Sabah diantara tiga kaum utama: bumiputera Islam, bumiputera bukan Islam dan kaum Cina. Setiap kaum berpeluang menjawat selama dua tahun.
ReplyDeleteSelama tempuh dua tahun Yong menjadi KM Sabah, banyak dasar-dasarnya tidak popular.
ReplyDeletetermasuk memperkenalkan Forest Management Unit (FMU) yang mengasingkan 2 juta hektar kawasan balak negeri Sabah kepada kurang daripada 20 syarikat untuk tempuh 100 tahun!
ReplyDeleteSelain kerugian yang didedahkan WHS, berikutan keputusan Yong Teck Lee mengarahkan 'share swap' pemilikan saham Warisan Harta dalam MISC sebuah syarikat yg dianggap memiliki saham 'blue chips' dengan saham North Borneo Trading (NBT) dan Sugarbun Corporation Berhad, dimiliki dua usahawan dari Sarawak yang merupakan saham spekulatif.
ReplyDeleteYong Teck Lee yang juga presiden parti SAPP sebuah parti komponen BN Sabah sejak ditubuhkan menjelang PRU 1994, telah pada bulan June 2008 keluar daripada Barisan Nasional, berikutan hilang kepercayaan terhadap kepimpinan PM ketika itu, Tun Abdullah Badawi. pentadbiran Yong amat teruk sekali.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that Badawi is doing a good job? If he is, then he would not have been forced to resign.
DeleteThat is depends which anger u judge Pak Lah.
DeleteDatuk Seri Musa Aman berkata janji untuk meningkatkan bayaran royalti minyak Sabah dari 5 peratus kepada 20 peratus merupakan janji yang tidak logik.
ReplyDeleteMusa berkata wang dari hasil minyak Sabah disalurkan semula ke negeri itu melalui perbelanjaan oleh kerajaan persekutuan
ReplyDeleteItu janji yang tidak logik, sebagai sebahagian sebuah negara kita perlu ada tolak ansur, kita sedar sejak sabah bersama-sama membentuk Malaysia, kerajaan pusat telah membelanjakan berbilion ringgit bagi membangun pelbagia infrastruktur termasuk sekolah hospital, jalan raya dan sebagainya.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan negeri tidak pernah mengetepikan tuntutan Hak Tanah Adat Negeri (NCR), malah sentiasa memberi keutamaan kepada isu yang melibatkan kepentingan masyarakat setempat itu.
ReplyDeleteIsu NCR masih belum ditanggani dengan berkesan.
DeleteDatuk Seri Musa Aman menegaskan, sebagai kerajaan yang prihatin, setiap tuntutan NCR akan dikaji dan diteliti sedalam mungkin bagi mengesahkan kesahihan tuntutan berkenaan.
ReplyDeleteDatuk Musa akan sentiasa mendengar suara rakyat.
DeleteSetakat ini, sebanyak 615 kes tuntutan NCR telah didaftarkan yang mana sebanyak 207 kes tuntutan NCR telah diiktiraf, 70 kes ditolak dan sebanyak 338 kes lagi masih dalam siasatan.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan berjanji akan mempercepatkan proses siasatan terhadap 338 kes ini dengan menggunakan Unit Bergerak Anak Negeri.
ReplyDeleteRakyat harus besabar, kerajaan pasti akan menunaikan janji yang di beri.
Delete, isu NCR yang melibatkan kepentingan masyarakat tidak harus dimanipulasi oleh mana-mana pihak sebaliknya proses itu perlu ditangani bersama.
ReplyDeleteTidak perlu politikkan isu ini, perkara ini harus di tangani bersama.
Deletedalam usaha menangani masalah itu kerajaan negeri mengarahkan Jabatan Perhutanan menghentikan serta-merta proses persempadanan baru kawasan hutan simpan bagi membolehkan siasatan dilaksanakan dengan lancar.
ReplyDeleteSebagai kerajaan yang bertanggungjawab kerajaan negeri juga telah mengambil inisiatif menukarkan rizab hutan kepada tanah kerajaan untuk memastikan lebih ramai orang asal mempunyai tanah.
ReplyDeletebagi melindungi dan memelihara pemilikan tanah NCR sebanyak lima lagi kaedah dilaksanakan termasuk pemilikan tanah melalui proses kelulusan permohonan tanah yang menyaksikan seluas 190,452 hektar tanah telah diberi hak milik.
ReplyDeletekaedah kedua adalah dengan mewartakan tanah simpanan anak negeri yang menyaksikan seluas 53,190 hektar tanah diwartakan untuk kegunaan anak negeri.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea too. Then more people can enjoy to have a land.
DeleteKaedah seterusnya ialah dengan pemilikan tanah geran komunal, pemilikan tanah kepada agensi kerajaan untuk pembangunan ladang dan pemilikan ekuiti oleh anak negeri dalam pemilikan tanah pajakan pertanian melebihi 404 hektar.
ReplyDeleteUmno is a curse for Sabah, they have killed your rights by giving PTIs IC, they have squandered your wealth in oil, palm oil, they have made you pay more for everything...aka cabotage. They have killed your political autonomy by bringing Umno, MCA, MIC, Gerakan into Sabah.
ReplyDeleteSabahans have to think hard, they are here to colonize us, Malayan politics must go...if we are to survive and thrive or else we will go further down. Just to recap, Sabah was formerly the richest state but now the poorest state.
Sabah and Sarawak are the partners in signing the Malaysia Agreement ...the formation of Malaysia..WHY NOW WE ARE THE ONES WHO SUFFER???
THAT'S CALLED COLONIALISM AT WORK.
DeleteTHERE IS NOTHING GRAND ABOUT BEING CHAINED TO MALAYA- GRAND FOR UMNO WHICH IS HAPPY TO PLUNDER OUR WEALTH!
AND WE SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE LOSS BY BEING MADE THE POOREST "STATES" OF MALAYSIA.....
The writer mentioned 20% oil royalty. My question is why 20%? Why not 19% or 70%? You are a local party and you only wish to match PR's 20%, where is the logic to this, where is your Sabahans' spirit? The more important question is, HOW are you able to do it? Please explain to the people.
ReplyDeleteSHOULDN'T IT BE 100%?
DeleteWE WERE ROBBED OF OUR OIL RIGHTS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN OF IMMENSE VALUE TO DEVELOP SABAH-
YET THE SABAH EDUCATED ELITES CARE ONLY ABOUT THEIR OWN WELFARE AND NOT UNITE TO WORK FOR THE RETURN OF OUR 100% OIL RIGHTS?
PKR PROMISE 20% ROYALTY MEANS THE MALAYANS DO NOT RECOGNISE OUR RIGHTS & STILL WANT TO CONTROL OUR RESOURCES TO DEVELOP MALAYA!
SABAH WILL REMAIN COLONISED BY MALAYA IF WE CONTINUE TO THINK WITHIN THE "MALAYSIA" SQUARE.
THINK ABOUT HOW TO GET SABAH OUT OF THIS SQUARE FOR REAL INDEPENDENCE! WE BECOME OUR OWN MASTERS NOT SLAVES OF MALAYA!
NOBLE LIAR!
ReplyDelete"a noble Malayan leader in Tunku Abdul Rahman"
Suggest rephrase this over the top praise. The Tunku was the very nobleman who lied about not colonising Sabah and Sarawak and that we were "equal partners".
Yes we are equal partners when it comes to Malaya robbing Sabah and Sarawak equally!
Other than that we just become re-colonises under the Malayanisation scheme in the name of "Malaysia"!
What more do we numb skulls want in life except to be dominated and ruled by outsiders & robbers?
No closure, no clarity.Just going with the drift. Blurred vision of life. Feeling pathetic to always feel fearful where I call home.
ReplyDeleteRahman was pretty much hijacked by racist Rajak, Mahathir and others. Rahman could not control the malicious ultra Malays thus he succumbed to their wishes. Ofcourse, Rahman is not without fault for he had always wanted to bring North Borneo under Malaya's control, but perhaps in good time. Mahathir on the other hand was cruel and had no respect for non muslims. He wanted to completely colonize Sabah. So he engineered project IC, divide n rule, and etc. He was willing to kill to get his way. What will happen to Sabah if UMNO wins again? I think we will head towards major uncertainities.
ReplyDeleteUMNO to win...It's not an option. Enough of stinking mentality.
DeleteStinking UMNO, you bullies only know how to threaten the Dusuns. This time we will kick you out of Sabah.
DeletePembangkang tiada peluang menang majoriti di Sabah, peluang BN di Sabah masih cerah lagi.
ReplyDeletePembangkang hanya agi janji kosong kepada rakyat, jangan mudah terpedaya.
DeleteOpposition PAS and DAP have different ideologies, DAP trying to attract more Malay supporters, they might be stepping onto PAS’ voter group.
ReplyDeleteif a Malay joins DAP, then who will be joining PAS? DAP is a racist party and not as democratic as it sounds. Opposition target not for people but for their own political survival
DeletePAS is even more racist, have you see any other race then themselves at leadt DAP have all BANGSA
DeleteBarisan Nasional has challenged the Penang government to come up with a master plan that shows how Pakatan Rakyat would develop the state in the next 5 years.
ReplyDeleteThe unveiling of such a plan would provide the public with a better means of judging Pakatan Rakyat’s fitness to continue governing the state than Lim Guan Eng’s display of animosity against critics.
DeleteThere is justification to heed the premier's advice rationally apart from sensing the significance of the universal adage which tells us "United We Stand, Divided We Fall".
ReplyDeleteIn principle, the theory and practice of adhering to this unifying motto is nothing new to the understanding of most political leaders worldwide that accept liberal political ideology, be they in the government of the day or in the opposition blocks.
DeleteThis common objective could be fulfilled or materialised only when there is sincere co-existence of solid understanding and cooperation among the relevant parties in the interest of the coalition and putting behind every grain of personal political interest or agenda.
DeleteIn other transparent words, the State's political stability could be maintained and safeguarded when it is free from what is literarily known as "the black sheep in the family", who love hypocritical politics (back stabbing and double standard), whose minds and souls are filled with envy, greed and evil. Their intention is to smear the good reputation of their own colleagues in the government.
DeleteThese politicians are no doubt too desperate and dreaming in broad daylight for positions and have been trying hard " to create ripples in the pond via "hidden hands" to manipulate the situation for their own advantage particularly as the poll draws closer at the expense of others.
DeletePrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak outlined seven factors why Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) should stay in power, as opposed to a change in government.Delivering a rousing speech at the party's 66th anniversary celebrations, he asked the crowd seven questions which he said can help the people make the "right decision" when it comes to choosing who to helm the next government.
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DeleteMaking comparisons between BN and the opposition parties, Najib who is also Umno President and BN chairman asked which leadership can be trusted to keep to its word and promises."Who can determine a better tomorrow than today? Who can safeguard the principles of Rukunegara and defend the sanctity of Islam and the rights of the other races?"
"Who can manage the economy well and stimulate economic growth to the country? Who can ensure harmony and unity? Who can bring organised change and transformation to the country?"Who can guarantee the nation's prosperity and ensure Malaysia becomes a high income nation?" he said addressing some 80,000 Umno members at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil.
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DeleteNajib explained that BN has been able to keep its promises to the people and provided for them. "Who disbursed the 1Malaysia People's Aid, set up the Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, 1Malaysia Clinics, 1Malaysia Book Vouchers and also money to Felda settlers?
"(On the other hand) Who made 22 promises in Selangor but most of them have not been fulfilled? Who has failed to handle the water issues?" questioned Najib. He also said Umno is not “power crazy” as it is capable to bring about changes when they are required.
DeleteNajib stressed that Umno is willing to make changes to its policies, however, its goals for the sake of the nation and religion must remain. He also questioned the opposition’s penchant in belittling and discrediting Umno of its successes when the opposition coalition has not yet served the country.
DeleteHe said Umno is more open and democratic than Pakatan Rakyat as their leaders were not chosen according to democracy. “One of their leaders spoke about how it is not good to have street demonstrations and what happened to him (later)? His position as a Senator was not renewed. (This is) Just because his stand on the matter is different from that of the party.
Delete“Where is the democracy in this party which claims to be very democratic?” questioned Najib by making an obvious reference to Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim of DAP. Tunku Abdul Aziz has voiced out his opinion, becoming the first leader from the opposition to voice his disagreement against the Bersih 3.0 held on April 28.
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DeleteTaking a personal stand against the rally, he had said he opposed street demonstrations “as a matter of principle” as it could often lead to chaos and havoc. His statement however did not augur well with the DAP leadership as party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng reprimanded him in public, saying his statement embarrassed the party and its leadership.
Najib who arrived in style - dressed in red - with wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in a buggy at the stadium said, tonight is an “extraordinary show of spirit and strength” for Umno members. Taking a jibe at the Bersih rally, Najib said the crowd at the stadium tonight proved that Umno members are law-abiding people who could gather peacefully.
Delete"We do not need a large police task force. The police are looking joyful and smiling as they stand at the back. Why is it that we can gather at the stadium and they can't? “If they love the country and respect the law, then they should gather like we do," he said, adding that the Bersih organisers could have declined to hold the rally at a stadium because they were afraid they might not get the numbers.
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Delete"It seems that we have more than them tonight," he said. Najib also said Bersih organisers rejected the government's offer to have the rally at the Stadium Merdeka because they wanted to crash and argue with the authorities.
“If there was no clash then their stories would not have been out on CNN, Al Jazeera and BBC. This is their only purpose - to show that our government and authorities are cruel. They don’t’ respect the laws of the country,“ said Najib to rousing applauses from the crowd. Stressing that the country is developed by Umno and will continue to be successful because of Umno and BN, Najib also teased the crowd, saying the “election fever is felt by many (now).”“Maybe tomorrow I should seek an audience with the Yang DiPertuan Agong. Are we ready (for the general election)?” he teased, receiving a thunderous “yes” reply from the crowd.
DeleteChief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said the Barisan Nasional (BN) government would continue to make it a priority to fulfill its promises to the people and attend to their problems.
ReplyDeleteHe said the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, was a clear example of this as he continuously meets the grassroots during walkabouts.
DeleteThe leaders of the country are confident in meeting the people face-to-face because they can fulfill the promises made to the rakyat.
DeleteIn this way, the people can air their problems directly so that the leaders can solve them immediately,” he said this when launching the Libaran Umno branch cluster meeting .
DeleteMusa said it was different from the opposition leaders who often made empty promises because they could not honour them.
DeleteHe said they were more interested in getting the power to rule and not in defending the interests of the people as shown by what has happened in states controlled by the opposition.
DeleteMeanwhile, Musa who is also the Sabah Umno chief, reminded party members in the state not to be excessively concerned by the choice of candidates in the upcoming general election.
DeleteHe said they should focus all their efforts in updating the BN party machinery in order to ensure the people returned the mandate to the ruling government.
DeleteFurthermore, he said if they were caught up with the issue of candidates, they would not be able to focus on serving the people.
Delete“The choice of candidates in BN is determined by the leadership so let us all wait. What is important is for us to work harder to make sure the party remains strong and our party machinery is regularly updated.
Delete“I believe the BN candidates who will be chosen are winnable candidates. So don’t think of personal interests but think of the party and serving the people,” he said.
DeleteHe reminded members to always stay united especially at the grassroots level and to avoid trivial issues that can destroy the party’s strength.
Delete“If there are problems, we should solve them amicably bearing in mind that we must not destroy party unity by exaggerating small issues.
DeleteMusa also stressed that Umno will be BN’s backbone and to work hard to assure the ruling government stayed in power in Sabah.
DeleteHe said Umno and the component parties of BN will prove that BN is the best choice for the people through its continuous development programmes.
DeleteMusa expressed his confidence that Sabah will continue to grow especially in the rural areas due to the commitment of the government led by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
DeleteHe said the BN government ensured development for all irrespective of their faith and political ideologies.“That is the BN concept of serving the people.
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DeleteThe elected representatives of BN will always work hard to serve the people because they know they have been voted by the people and so it is their responsibility to serve them,” he added.
A Sabah Umno leader has expressed confidence that the Barisan Nasional (BN) will continue to lead the state after the next general election.
ReplyDeleteAssistant Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Japlin Akim said the people will back the BN because of its excellent record in maintaining economic and political stability.
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DeleteJaplin also said the state government under Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman has fulfilled the aspirations of the people who wanted to see such political and economic stability in the state.
Therefore without a doubt I believe that the people will make the right choice when the time comes.
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DeleteSabah’s prevailing strong financial reserves compared to earlier situations would spur development programmes to benefit the people.
DeleteThe earnestness of the Federal Government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to assist the state government in developing Sabah has also enhanced the people’s confidence in the BN.
DeleteAs we know, Sabah received a hefty RM4 billion allocation, the largest by far, in our history.
The 1Malaysia concept introduced by the Prime Minister has strengthened cooperation and unity among the Malaysians of diverse backgrounds.
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DeleteOur Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman had also said as a caring leader, the Prime Minister was always prepared to listen to the voice and needs of the people.
DeleteThe Federal Government will always strive to fulfil the needs of the people in the rural areas, said Datuk Ronald Kiandee.
Ronald, the Beluran MP said evidently many villages in these areas, especially Beluran, are now enjoying infrastructural facilities like road, water and power supplies. Millions of ringgit had been allocated by the government to provide these facilities.
DeleteTherefore without a doubt that I believe that claims by the opposition that the rural areas have been neglected were baseless.
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DeleteIt is a ploy by the opposition to garner the people’s support. The transformation programme being implemented by the government covered the rural areas.
As such, the rural folks to throw their support behind the BN in the coming general election.
DeleteAnd on the crossover of a few BN leaders to the opposition, it would not affect the BN.
DeleteThe people would continue to back the ruling coalition.
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