The Barisan Nasional (BN) manifesto for the 13th general election (GE13) to be launched on Saturday represents the coalition’s pledges and commitment to continue implementing transformation and changes in the country, said Najib Abdul Razak today.

“The manifesto is our pledge to the people of Malaysia, with the mandate to be given, Insya-Allah we will commit to undertake appropriate transformation and changes in line with our objectives.

“The manifesto is to prosper the national economy and based on the 1Malaysia philosophy, People First Performance Now, and guided by the national transformation policy and agenda,” the prime minister said.

Najib, who is also the BN chairperson and Umno president, said this to reporters after chairing the Umno supreme council meeting, followed by the BN supreme council meeting at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur.

Among those present at the press conference were Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek, MIC president G Palanivel, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) president M Kayveas and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu president Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Najib said he wanted the manifesto to be appreciated and understood by the people because it represented a serious commitment by the BN government.

“...and we have in the last four years proven that whenever we make pledges, we have fulfilled our pledges and I’m confident that our manifesto is the symbol of our new pledges to the rakyat,” he said.

Najib said every state would also present their manifestos separately that would focus on issues in the respective states.

“The central manifesto is the master manifesto, the master policies but specifically for the states, meaning that projects relating to the states concerned would be given emphasis and highlighted in the manifesto at the state level.

“Selangor, for example, (will emphasise on the issue of) water, Kelantan will be on the stadium, mosques, highway and others,” he said, adding that it would be launched by the state BN chairperson.

- Bernama

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