NO PRIME MINISTER in Malaysia’s history has ever expressed helplessness in facing challenges that have come up during his tenure. No Prime Minister has ever sought refuge in compulsions in dealing with crucial national matters.
No Prime Minister has admitted to the failings of his Cabinet colleagues while trying to absolve himself.
No Prime Minister has ever tried to correct his image at the expense of his party or his coalition partners. The reason is simple: the buck stops at the Prime Minister’s office.
Over the weekend, rumors were rife that Najib had fallen ill with mild stroke. According to friends from Putrajaya, doctors have been on standby in Pekan where Najib is said to be recuperating.
Najib and his wife Rosmah has been under tremendous pressure because of his corruption scandals expecially in connection to the Scorpene submarines and the Altantuya Shaariibuu C4 murder.
To make matters worst his Deputy Muhyideen has ganged-up with former Premier Mahathir to oust him as UMNO President and Prime Minister before the 13th GE is held and this is an open secret.
What is his helplessness all about even if he considers it is due to Mahathir’s interference?
If Najib is the Prime Minister today is because Najib took over as UMNO President and the country’s 6th Prime Minister after helping Mahathir and Muhyiddin to oust Abdullah Badawi who was blamed for the UMNO-BN’s weak performance in the 2008 elections.
Had the Barisan National got a two-third majority in 2008, he would not have been the chosen one. But being Prime Minister is not a license for corruption or inefficiency.
If anyone feels as strongly about the evils of interference by the “puppet master”, there is no compulsion of being associated with such politics or the offices it brings along with it.
When the Prime Minister shows he is helpless, is he not letting down the rakyat? Is he showing that he is helpless in serving the poor, who elected his government and have great expectations? The poor would have wanted prices to be in check, corruption within his ministers curbed and the influence of corporate giants contained.
Najib must realize that he is occupying a seat that was once occupied by a great visionary and statesman: Tun Abdul Razak his father, the man who faced many challenges in his life. But he never said he was helpless.
The same office was held by humble but strong willed Tun Hussein Onn, acclaimed for his discipline and against all corruption. He was never helpless.
Neither was Tengku Abdul Rahman, a leader whose mass base was astounding and who came to power after getting independence. He was faced with confrontation with Sukarno’s Indonesia, he was faced with political crisis with Lee Kuan Yew and even within Umno he had to face people like Mahathir who was undermining him from inside, including racial riots and the separation of Singapore but did not yield to the pressure of the syndicate.
He dug his heels and abolished privy purses. He was never helpless when he even fought the Singapore leaders with all chips down.
Even Abdulah Badawi never displayed helplessness. When his time was up, he just went but did not blame political situations, colleagues and circumstances. But perhaps all these leaders were from the political class and were not there after their tenures in other fields had ended. Perhaps they were made of sterner stuff.
But they all realized and respected the fact that Prime Ministers can never show helplessness. If they were then what would happen to the country? If they lose relevance, they go.
Before going public with his limitations, Najib should have stated his piece before Malaysians, who elected Barisan National as its leader and subsequently the Yang Dipertuan Agong endorsed his elevation to the position of the Prime Minister.
He must learn from his predecessors and dig in his heels to fight corruption and inefficiency. He must always remember that the buck stops at his doorstep.
-SELVARAJA SOMIAH (sabahkini)
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Prime Minister So Helpless?
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Within three years, Najib transformation idea managed to be implemented and it even came to a huge success, instead of just empty words.
ReplyDeleteHe then introduced the Government Transformation Program (GTP) to increase quality, skill and transparency in public service and the government. KPI was then introduced to measure performance of officers and government agencies.
ReplyDeleteBesides that, National Key Result Areas (NKRA) was also announced as one of the measure to solve seven issues which involves rakyat and the country which include reducing crime, fighting corruption, increasing students’ performance, increasing standard of living among the poor, increasing basic infrastructure in rural areas, ensuring clean and treated water for everyone, increasing public transportation in cities and to tackle issues in cost of living.
ReplyDeleteAll of those are now in process and a big part of them has began to show great results. It is clear that Najib do fulfill his promises without wasting any time.
ReplyDeleteThe 1Malaysia Campaign which was launched by him was also welcomed by rakyat.
ReplyDeleteWithin three years, he managed to strengthen the nation’s economy with the highest increase in GDP with 5.9% in September 2009 from a low low record of -7.6% in March 2009 (Before he was appointed as PM).
ReplyDeleteThe country’s political and economic stability is the result made by Najib’s leadership, and it enables the government to announce direct help for rakyat such as BR1M, KR1M, TR1M, 1Malaysia Clinic etc.
ReplyDeleteRight after he reached his 20s, Najib did not stop contributing to rakyat. But, as his age reaches 59 today, Najib never really think that his post is the reward of his contributions, but he takes it as a huge help from rakyat as they had given their trust to him.
ReplyDeleteNo one can deny his contributions, not even opposition supporters. No one can deny the fact that they did receive cash and help from various programs which was inspired by Najib.
ReplyDeleteHope that our PM will get well soon.
ReplyDeleteWe should all thank him for what he has done to us. With that, we pray that Dato’ Seri Najib would remain healthy so that he could continuously contribute to the country and rakyat.
ReplyDeleteTake a rest for the moment to recuperate, don't work too hard for now.
ReplyDeleteMahathir already retired but still want to campur tangan ini the nation's politics.
ReplyDeleteMuhyddin's loyalty should also be questioned.
ReplyDeleteWhat is our DPM thinking when he gang up with the ex-PM against Datuk Najib Razak?
ReplyDeleteGagal mencapai kata sepakat dalam menentukan siapakah yang bakal menjawat jawatan Perdana Menteri sekiranya pakatan pembangkang menang Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) jelas menunjukkan sememangnya DAP, PAS, PKR ini tidak sehaluan, ujar Ketua Penerangan UMNO, Datuk Ahmad Maslan ketika mengulas mengenai ketidaksepakatan pakatan pembangkang.
ReplyDeleteTambah beliau, walaupun hanya mempunyai tiga parti di dalam gabungan mereka namun keputusan besar untuk siapa yang layak diletakkan sebagai Perdana Menteri tidak mampu mereka lakukan sebulat suara yang mana ini jelas amat berbeza dengan Barisan Nasional (BN) yang mempunyai 13 parti gabungan.
ReplyDelete“BN yang di anggotai oleh 13 parti jelas sepakat dan satu nada iaitu hanya mahukan Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak sebagai Perdana Menteri sedangkan mereka baru dalam kumpulan yang kecil tidak sepakat jadi bagaimana mereka mahu mentadbir negara… Kemudian mereka ini hanyalah kumpulan yang beretorik, kononnya mengamalkan Malaysian Malaysia, sama rata tapi sama rata apa… kesemua calon Melayu gagal untuk terpilih dalam jawatankuasa Kerja Pusat (CEC).
ReplyDelete“Ini menunjukkan mereka hanya beretorik tentang demokrasi, beretorik tentang kesaksamaan, beretorik tentang Malaysia ini untuk semua… Mereka hanya beretorik. Sepatutnya mereka laksanakan, bagi arahan untuk menunjukkan mereka adalah parti pelbagai kaum tetapi sekarang jelas bahawa tembelang DAP pecah dengan bauan politik yang cukup-cukup busuk. Hanya bercakap tetapi tidak melaksanakan apa yang mereka katakan.
ReplyDelete“Kini mereka minta pula 13 kerusi tambahan yang sekali lagi menunjukkan mereka ingin menguasai pakatan pembangkang sedangkan mereka telah pun menguasai sebenarnya kerana sekarang ini mereka ada 29 kerusi, PAS 23 kerusi dan PKR 23 kerusi,” ujarnya.
ReplyDeleteMenurut beliau, penambahan kerusi yang diminta oleh DAP dalam PRU akan datang membuktikan pula bahawa DAP adalah sebuah parti yang tamak dan tidak percaya sama sekali kepada rakan sekutu mereka.
ReplyDelete“Mereka hanya menjadikan PKR dan PAS sebagai batu loncatan untuk mendapat kepercayaan rakyat dari berbilang kaum.
ReplyDelete“Mereka menguasai 29 kerusi jadi sudah tentu dalam PRU mereka ingin kuasa seterusnya dengan menguasai kementerian-kementerian penting yang ada. Jadi jangan perjudikan masa hadapan kita dengan kumpulan pembangkang yang akan menjahanamkan agama, bangsa dan negara yang telah kita bela sekian lama,” ujarnya lagi
ReplyDeleteJangan perjudikan agama mengundi PR. Kita mesti sokong BN/UMNO yang memertabatkan agama Islam dengan menjemput penari K POP dalam majlis anjuran kerajaan untuk santapan rohani pemuda Malaysia bukan begitu Anonymous January 9, 2013 10:54 AM.
ReplyDeleteapa mau expect drpd UNelected PM???
ReplyDeleteIs he?
ReplyDeleteKhabar angin mengatakan dia terkena angin ahmar. Apa la.
ReplyDeleteWhy you have to say so?
ReplyDeleteHe has done a lot of things to Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteFall out of your stroke? Nonsense.
ReplyDeleteThis is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteSemua nak menentang sekarang.
ReplyDeleteLet them say what they want.
ReplyDeleteLet them bear the consequences.
ReplyDeleteBiasalah mulut orang susah nak kawal.
ReplyDeleteThose naysayers shouldn't be given a damn.
ReplyDeleteBetter resign as PM let test the PR rule so that corrupt minister in jail
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteMemang beginilah orang bila tidak senang dengan kejayaan yang dikecapi oleh kerajaan BN dan PM.
HAKIKAT yang terserlah ketika ini adalah Gagasan 1Malaysia yang diperkenalkan beberapa bulan lalu oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, sudah menampakkan hasil positif dalam memacu negara muncul negara maju berteraskan keharmonian dan kesaksamaan di kalangan rakyat.
ReplyDeleteMeskipun ada segelintir mencemuh gagasan itu, mereka sebenarnya lupa apa yang mahu disampaikan Gagasan 1Malaysia ini adalah bagi membentuk keharmonian di kalangan masyarakat majmuk negara ini, identiti unik dunia yang menjadi simbol kejayaan Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara bangsa.
ReplyDeleteIa suatu hakikat yang bukan saja selaras dengan tuntutan Islam – baik dalam ilmu fiqh hierarki atau fiqh uddaulah, tetapi turut menjadi tuntutan dalam fahaman komunis, confucius atau golongan revolusioner.
ReplyDeleteMalah andai dirujuk dalam Piagam Madinah – perlembagaan pertama dibentuk Nabi Muhammad SAW sewaktu membentuk daulah Islamiyah di Madinah – dan turut menjadi rujukan Parti Republikan dan Parti Demokrat di Amerika Syarikat sehingga kini, ia turut mengandungi fasal mengenai keharmonian kaum dan perpaduan yang menjadi teras segala kebangkitan negara bangsa.
ReplyDeleteBaik Tamadun Yunani, Yahudi atau entiti Israel yang kononnya mendakwa mereka berjaya membentuk negara di atas wilayah dirampas daripada kehancuran negara Palestin – semuanya menuntut kepada keutuhan rakyat jelata dalam menegakkan misi dan gagasan pemimpin mereka dalam memacu gemilang sesebuah negara atau entiti.
ReplyDeleteMalah ketika ada mempersoalkan gagasan 1Malaysia, persoalan yang mahu dikemukakan kepada mereka adalah apakah konsep memperkukuhkan perpaduan itu salah.
ReplyDeletekonsep 1Malaysia nyata menampakkan hasil ketara seperti diperakui Pengerusi Lembaga Pemegang Amanah Yayasan 1Malaysia, Dr Chandra Muzaffar, yang menganalisis cabaran dan kejayaan gagasan itu.
ReplyDeleteMenurutnya konsep 1Malaysia berjaya mengukuhkan lagi perpaduan dan keharmonian antara kaum di kalangan generasi muda selain menangkis salah faham mengenai ‘ketuanan Melayu’ seperti diperakui Perlembagaan.
ReplyDeletesejak dilancarkan ia berjaya memupuk sikap kebersamaan di kalangan generasi muda dan mereka sudah memahami konsep 1Malaysia adalah sebuah idea menyeluruh merangkumi seluruh masyarakat majmuk di negara ini, terutama selepas kejayaan atlit negara di dalam dan luar negara.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteJika benar PM kita ini lemah kenapa beliau masih mampu memberikan yang terbaik untuk Negara ini.
Pada masa yang sama juga Negara kita semakin diterima baik oleh negara-negara lain dalam perkongsian pelbagai bidang. Ini menunjukan usaha yang dibuat sudah berhasil dan berjaya.
ReplyDeletePM has tried a lot which has resulted to the current development state in the country.
ReplyDeleteSome people are not pleased with the achievement of the government.
ReplyDeleteThe government has made a good impression in terms of unity and harmony through the 1Malaysia concept.
ReplyDeletePrime minister is still able to serve the people through delivering his best.
ReplyDeleteIt is certain to be well this year 2013.
ReplyDeletebagi saya, PM bersungguh-sungguh untuk membantu rakyat untuk menikmati kehidupan yang lebih baik.
ReplyDeletewalau pun berbagai isu dimainkan, namun rakyat pasti dapat menilai sendiri PM berusaha untuk memenuhi keperluan rakyat.
ReplyDeletePM memperkenalkan BR1M, KR1M, PR1MA dan sebagainya bagi membantu rakyat untuk menikmati kehidupan yang lebih baik.
ReplyDeleteekonomi negara juga berada dalam keadaan baik.
ReplyDeletesemoga negara kita akan terus membangun dan mencatatkan lebih banyak kejayaan.
ReplyDeleteKepimpinan Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak terus mendapat sokongan
ReplyDeletemasyarakat tempatan, termasuk di kawasan pedalaman yang kagum dengan
keprihatinan dan usaha perdana menteri.
Datuk Seri Najib sebagai Perdana Menteri telah melihat dan mengkaji
ReplyDeletekepentingan rakyat sebagaimana slogan ‘Rakyat Didahulukan Pencapaian
Diutamakan’.
Ia telah dibuktikan sebagaimana dilaksanakan dan sekarang ini banyak
ReplyDeleteprogram yang menunjukkan bahawa rakyat memang didahulukan.”
Ekonomi Negara semakin meningkat naik.
ReplyDeletePm telah membuat banyak program untuk membantu rakyat.
ReplyDeletePM sekarang adalah antara PM yang berdedikasi dan memperjuangkan nasib rakyat.
ReplyDeletePembangkang cakap apa sahaja untuk menjatuhkan nama baik PM.
ReplyDeletePerdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak mahu semua jentera Barisan Nasional menentukan mereka sudah mempunyai kesiapsiagaan yang tinggi sebelum menuju ke medan peperangan pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 tidak lama lagi.
ReplyDeletesebelum menuju ke medan 'perang', seluruh jentera BN perlu membuat persiapan rapi, termasuk mengkaji pelbagai kemungkinan yang akan berlaku bagi memastikan setiap gerakan dilaksanakan tanpa rasa ragu.
ReplyDeleteBN mesti membuat persiapan dan terus bersiap sedia sehingga tiada lagi perasaan sangsi terhadap keputusan perang itu kelak. PM Najib menganggap persediaan ini amat penting, perancangan amat penting
ReplyDeleteKata Najib agenda penting apabila ke medan perang adalah untuk memastikan kemenangan dan pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 ini, BN mahu mendapatkan kemenangan yang lebih besar.
ReplyDeleteMCA kini dilihat lebih tegas dan tidak takut untuk berhadapan dengan pakatan pembangkang bukan sahaja dalam mempertahankan BN tetapi juga menangkis dakyah liar pembangkang.
ReplyDeletepembangkang ini banyak pembohongannya. Banyak yang ditipu kita, banyak yang dikelentong kita.
ReplyDeletePembangkang cuba menggambarkan sesuatu yang kononnya indah tapi kalau kita belek dan kalau kita tolak di belakang, kita lihat sebenarnya, rosak dan banyak yang mereka lakukan, bertentangan dengan imej yang mereka cuba tonjolkan kepada umum
ReplyDeletePembangkang juga, menurut Najib tidak mempunyai kelayakan yang cukup untuk melaksanakan sistem kerajaan berparlimen walaupun sering mengadu-domba kesediaan untuk mengambil alih pemerintahan kerajaan dan Putrajaya.
ReplyDeleteTegas Najib, rakyat tidak boleh mengambil risiko untuk menukar kerajaan kepada kepimpinan yang tidak mempunyai rekod pencapaian yang baik kerana ia seperti memperjudikan masa depan negara.
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese community supports Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak because of his transformation programmes and 1Malaysia concept, according to Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong.
ReplyDeleteLiew, who is also Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president, said the claim by the opposition that the Chinese community did not support Barisan Nasional (BN) was not true.
ReplyDelete“This is a tactic by the opposition to try to confuse the Chinese community,” he said during walkabout by LDP leaders at Gaya Street.
ReplyDeleteLiew said that when the candidates list was announced and the people knew who were the candidates in the team under Najib’s leadership, they would know transformation was taking place and that it would be a new team.
ReplyDeleteLiew is confident that the people would fully support the Prime Minister, saying Najib’s transformation programme had been effective in terms of boosting the nation’s economy, stability and prosperity.
ReplyDelete“In terms of economy, we can see that our neighbouring countries are suffering from technical recession, including developed countries such as the United States, but Malaysia has not faced any economic problems.
ReplyDelete“This is due to the strong foundation under the Prime Minister’s transformation programme.”
ReplyDelete“We can see here at Gaya Street how prosperous our country is, where we can conduct our daily life in harmony, and all the people gather around to celebrate Chinese New Year.
ReplyDelete“We can see the different races here, and this is a form of prosperity that we enjoy all this while.”
ReplyDeleteOn the walkabout at Gaya Street, Liew said the activity has been held since 20 years ago when the party was established.
ReplyDeleteAmong LDP leaders present were deputy president Senator Datuk Chin Su Phin, Youth leader Chin Shu Ying, chief publicity officer Albert Kok Yuk Ken, supreme council members, and divisional chairmen.
ReplyDelete“I wish to take this opportunity to wish Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai to all the residents in Kota Kinabalu and Sabah.”
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