Prime Minister Najib Razak, in a bid to engage young Malaysians, will make an on-air appearance at Hot FM radio this Friday.

"I am making appearance with Hot FM this Friday from 7.30am to 8.30am. Thank you for urging me to do it," he said in his Twitter page late last night.

NONE The station's radio announcer, Fara Fauzana (left) , had earlier broached the idea of inviting Najib to the programme in what she described as her "crazy idea."

She later tweeted to say, "Terbaik. Dapat good news. My crazy idea nak ajak PM datang Hot FM menjadi (Best. It's good news. My crazy idea to invite the PM to come to Hot FM comes true)."

Fara recently won the Most Popular Female Radio Announcer award.

Meanwhile, Hot FM reacted to Najib's confirmation in jubilation, tweeting "a million thanks" to the prime minister.

Hot FM broadcasts at frequency 97.6.

New ways to engage the rakyat

Najib's Twitter friends also reacted positively to the news.

NONE A user with the Twitter handle "Effa" said it would be a great opportunity for Malaysians to listen to the prime minister over the radio. "Can’t hardly wait," she tweeted, a sentiment echoed by another user with the Twitter handle Kipso, who said, "Can’t wait to listen to it."

Najib also responded to the tweets of his friends, including one who goes by the name shahariL_izhar, with a message, "I need to engage the rakyat in new ways."

The PM tweeted in response to another user, EmiSakuragi, that he was "trying new exciting ways to communicate with the people."

Several users however expressed disappointment because they would not be able to listen to the broadcast. A user by the name "LizClim" said, "Too bad. It’s too early in the morning. And I’m going to college. Enjoy."

- Bernama