Keep fighting spirit so Umno will be relevant, Najib tells party faithful

Asila Jalil Asila Jalil Updated 7 years ago · Published on 15 Dec 2018 12:08PM · 8 Comments

A screen grab of video uploaded on Najib Razak's social media feed, showing him talking to a group of fishermen at Kampung Sungai Miang jetty in Pekan today. – December 15, 2018.

UMNO will not be irrelevant if members and supporters maintain their fighting spirit, said Najib Razak.

“When we have the fighting spirit (roh perjuangan), in any situation, we will not be erased, we will not be irrelevant anymore,” Najib said during a breakfast event with fishermen at Kampung Sungai Miang jetty in Pekan today.

“We will still be a party that is in the people’s hearts because when it comes to the people’s welfare, nobody can beat Umno,” he said in a video recording of the event posted on Facebook.

The former prime minister said the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government had always cared for fishermen, and even allocated RM265 million for them in aid.

He said some fishermen may not get any additional funds, or the aid might even be reduced next year as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) government had only allocated RM95 million for fishermen in Budget 2019.

Najib said the party accepted its defeat in the 14th general election (GE14), but stressed that party members should not forget the party’s struggle.

“Yes, we want projects, yes, we want aid, but our fighting spirit is the highest value.

“Do not think we don’t have a future. This is a cycle. Today may be theirs, but tomorrow might be ours.”

Umno is currently facing a crisis of confidence as many of its leaders ditch the party, with more rumoured to be leaving if current party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi does not step down.

Six Umno MPs quit the party yesterday, which brings the party now down to 37 seats in Parliament out of the 54 it had won in GE14.

This also leaves Barisan Nasional with 40 seats in Parliament, including two held by MIC and one by MCA. – December 15, 2018.

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  • Question: Why is necessary for unmo to be relevant? If its ideology has been corrupted and abused by the leaders, why should anyone in umno continue the fighting spirit? For what? Whats the end game?
    Why not let members decide for themselves and let them go their separate ways... either stay on in umno or leave umno and join a party that they think best suits them..
    Maybe then it will give wannabes like Carrotman (the man with an IQ of a carrot.. KJs description) a short at party presidency?!

    Posted 7 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • WHAT...? When it come to peoples welfare, nobody can beat umno?
    Of course nobody can beat umno because umno would have stolen all the peoples welfare..
    Thats why the country is the way it is today.. thats why citizens are the way they are today.. struggling, thats why umno is the way it is today - leaders jumping ship for their own survival...
    Dungkoff, cant you understand that.. plain and simple.. and all that is Thanks to YOU!!

    Posted 7 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • What Najib.... What fighting spirit...spending like you stole it. Money was the sole reason of umno fighting spirit. No money no fight.

    Posted 7 years ago by Alphonz Jayaraman · Reply

  • UMNO looks after the welfare of the people? What a farce. Just when it is discovered how those running Tabung Haji used depositors funds to pay dividends and is in massive debt. And worse, the Government of the day has to now bail it out! And all UMNO seems to be able to do now is drive a wedge amongst Malaysians by continuing to raise fear amongst Malay Muslims for the others that make up this nation. And thanks to Najib, if aid has to be reduced, it;s because he has made us bankrupt.

    Posted 7 years ago by Sunita petrus · Reply

  • For the political leader who said Cash is King, the members are asking: Where's the cash?

    Posted 7 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply

  • What a joker...talking crap....umno is irrelevant because of YOU...fact. Welfare??...ha ha...you mean YOUR own welfare?

    Posted 7 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

  • Lanun talking....who will listen to his crap?

    Posted 7 years ago by Will Be Humble · Reply

  • Beli anda sepasang cawat besi, jibby

    Posted 7 years ago by Ti Mix · Reply