Five months into his position as prime minister, yet I remain unconvinced that Najib Razak is best man for the job. Of course, his tenure was at the behest of slightly more than 2,000 delegates at the last Umno general assembly; hardly representative of the populace's wishes.

Having said that, with the time that he has had in office, I find that many of Najib's pronouncements and actions raises questions about his capability to bring about real reforms.

The proposed creation of a Malaysian F1 team is the latest example. Without really gauging the cost and benefits of manufacturing our own F1 team, it appears that we have once again embarked on yet another "Malaysia Boleh" endeavour which, based on our experience with mega-projects, has all the makings of another white elephant.

Did it ever occur to our PM that, with the kind of financial outlay proposed for the running of 1Malaysia F1, more scholarships can be made available for students who do well in their SPM/STPM?

1Malaysia in itself remains ambiguous, despite the fact that it is now going to be plastered onto the tail of an F1 vehicle. Where it matters most, the idea of 1Malaysia continues to fail - especially with racist attitudes manifested by the likes of Umno's minions - Utusan Malaysia , BTN (Biro Tatanegara) and right-wing posturing of its leaders.

The plight of the Penan girls, in my opinion, would have caused any national leader to respond with rage and compassion towards the perpetrators and the victims respectively. To date however, the PM remains muted. Not even a word of consolation from his wife who loves to "champion" children's causes.

With the formation of a "super task force" to "investigate" the PKFZ issue, Najib seems bent on repeating the mistakes of his predecessor, who had a penchant for forming committees for problem solving; except most of them hardly got anywhere. Whatever his motivation for forming yet another task force, Najib cannot ignore the fact that much resources will be wasted in duplicating what earlier task forces have already reported on.

Alas, this observation appears to be lost on our PM!

Many of our local graduates - especially bumiputeras - remain of unemployable quality; yet, Najib's higher education minister sees it fit to excuse the recent plagiarism case by UPM lecturers.

Funny, but I thought that when this PM espoused ‘People First, Performance Now', it meant striving to improve quality. But again it is clear that that if the cost is political expediency, then be damned what everyone else thinks. If the PM was really serious about ‘People First, Performance Now', then I doubt the tenure of the IGP (police chief Musa Hassan) would have been extended, considering his poor performance over the rising crime rate.

Perhaps an inkling into the real Najib mindset can be observed over his recent praising of Utusan Malaysia , hailing it "for its ethical and unbiased reporting".

Well, if anyone can "praise" Utusan after all the garbage that it has been spewing of late, then I must seriously pose this question: Do I want this person to be my prime minister?

I am sorry Mr PM, but your arrival into office was already with much baggage, and till to-date, none of these have been satisfactorily dealt with. Any man, whose reputation and credibility bear serious question marks, will find it difficult to inspire courage and confidence when it is needed most.

And this country deserves so much more than what its leaders have given her for the past 30 years.