Sabah BN leaders called to explain manifesto to grassroots
TAWAU, April 9 (Bernama) --- Sabah Barisan Nasional leaders have been asked to go to the grassroots and enlighten them about the inclusive and comprehensive BN manifesto launched recently and ensure that the people understood it clearly.
Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman said the leaders must particularly zero in on the promises given by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak to the people in Sabah.
"What he had promised all this while, he has fulfilled; this is important because he knows he would not be making promises if he cannot fulfill them," he said at the opening of the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) here, launched by Najib today.
Also present were Najib's wife, Datin Rosmah Mansor and two Sabah deputy chief ministers Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin and Datuk Seri Raymond Tan Shu Kiah.
Musa also cautioned the people against being influenced by opposition leaders or following them around.
"Especially Warisan (Parti Warisan Sabah) who go into the villages promising the moon and stars, which we know are fiction because they don't have any record.
"BN dares to promise because we have the proof, for instance, the UTC here, in Kota Kinabalu, Keningau and soon in Sandakan," he said comparing what the opposition had done for the people.
"That's why the people appreciate and continue to support BN. Everyone can promise but not all can deliver," he stressed.
Meanwhile, he noted that Najib's visits to Semporna and Tawau received positive reaction from the people in both districts.
"If people are saying, 'oh..this district has fallen to the opposition', that is a lie and plain smugness, because at every BN meet-the-people sessions there is always a crowd, which shows that people are of one heart," he said.
Musa said the people could repay the BN by supporting the coalition's candidates.
"Don't believe that the country is going bankrupt. What bankrupt? In fact in our manifesto we even increased the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M), restore run-down schools in Sabah which costs billions of ringgit," he said.
He said opposition leaders were simply envious and had an agenda because they were desperate to become deputy prime ministers.
"Fat chance. We already have a prime minister, who is healthy, still young..why get someone who's ageing, who should be resting. We want a leader who has Sabah close to heart," Musa added.
-- BERNAMA
