Prove you can do better with Felda, Najib tells Pakatan

Sheridan Mahavera Sheridan Mahavera Updated 7 years ago · Published on 18 Jan 2019 7:56PM · 7 Comments

Najib Razak gives the Pakatan Harapan government three challenges as he stumps for Barisan Nasional to win the crucial Felda vote in the Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election later this month. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, January 18, 2019.

THE Pakatan Harapan government should give RM1 billion to help Felda and prove it can manage the land development agency better than the Barisan Nasional administration, said former prime minister Najib Razak.

This was among three challenges that Najib threw down to the seven-month old government as he stumps for BN to win the crucial Felda vote in the Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election later this month.

The three Felda settlements of Sg Koyan in the Jelai area provide about 2,800 votes and have comprised a traditional BN and Umno fortress. Jelai is a state constituency in Cameron Highlands represented by Pahang menteri besar and BN state chairman Wan Rosdi Wan Ismail.

“If I was still the prime minister, I would give Felda RM1 billion. What’s the problem?” Najib said in his speech to settlers and BN supporters in Felda Sg Koyan Tiga in Jelai, Cameron Highlands today.

“It’s our agency. It’s because the government did not give Felda money that it had to go out and get loans for its replanting schemes. This is my challenge to the new government.”

The second challenge Najib gave the new administration was to use its relations with China and India to persuade the two countries to buy more palm oil, clearing the glut in the Malaysian market and allowing world prices to go up again. – January 18, 2019.

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  • After you milked the agency dry?

    Posted 7 years ago by Malaysia Baru 09052018 · Reply

  • When is PH Government going to arrest Najib for good and sentence him on all the charges. We the Rakyat are tired of his nonsensical antics and comments. If PH Government do not have the will to do so please outsource it to the rskyat. Justice will be swift.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • This fellow stole as much money as he could from Felda, threw a few crumbs to the settlers, and then pretends to not having been a thief.

    Posted 7 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

  • prove that you are insane..and stop lying to kampung folks..you..

    Posted 7 years ago by . . · Reply

  • The very solid proof is PH is able to remove Ajib and replace BN, and is now on its way to sue Kelantan government for infringing the land rights of orang asli.

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • highly delusional

    Posted 7 years ago by Lan Lan · Reply

  • Justice in Malaysia must seen to be dispensed if the judiciary is to command the respect of the rakyat. The long delay in prosecuting the ex-PM has caused unease leading to the perception that the accused will somehow get Scot free because of the slow progression of due legal process. Surely it is not asking too much to expedite the court cases so that the rule of law can be seen to be carried out without undue delay and so that the voters who voted out BN will not feel that they have voted in vain. Business must not be as usual in the era of New Malaysia.

    Posted 7 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply