Stop blaming me, Najib tells Pakatan

Updated 7 years ago · Published on 30 Oct 2018 10:16PM · 5 Comments

Najib Razak says economic growth reached 5.9% in 2017 and the economy enjoyed an average growth rate of 5.524% for nine years under his governance. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 30, 2018.

NAJIB Razak tonight urged the government to stop blaming him for the country’s state of affairs.

In a Facebook Live broadcost, the former prime minister said Putrajaya should instead focus its energy on finding ways to “save the country”. 

“I hope the PH’s government tendency to blame Najib and the previous BN government will no longer be the approach. 

“In fact they should use their focus and energy to find ways to save the country’s economy, to protect the people and to face the ever challenging environment,” he said. 

He said Umno was constructively playing its role as the opposition. 

“We do not have other intentions besides to put forward our ideas so that with a constructive opposition, we can see a healthy parliamentary democracy for our beloved country.” 

The video ran for nine minutes and 30 seconds. It has had 146,000 views and has received more than 8,000 shares and 15,000 comments.  

Najib also brought up his track record as prime minister from 2009 until May.

He said economic growth reached 5.9% in 2017 and saw an average growth rate of 5.524%  for nine years under his governance. 

“However since PH took over, all the predictions and assumptions have showed a weakening trend. 

“It is estimated that this year the economy will only grow at a rate of 4.5% and and next year’s trend will also weaken.” 

He said the size of the country’s economy was RM713 billion when he took over in 2009 and it had reached RM1.53 trillion when he left. 

He said the current government was making many “flip flops, u-turns and rebranding”.

He cited as example the mid-term review of the 11th Malaysia Plan tabled in Parliament October 18, which stated the national debt at RM686 billion instead of the RM1 trillion declared by the  government. 

Najib said tourist arrivals had also dropped, with tourists from China making up 35% as of mid-2018, compared with 37% in the first four months of the year. Such a drop translated into RM13 million of lost income, he said.

Najib said 7,000 people lost their jobs every month since May.

“Thankfully BN had introduced workers’ protection scheme where they will receive an income for three months.” 

He said he was worried over the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) predictions of a challenging year ahead due to uncertainty from international trade. – October 30, 2018.

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  • Must have cost quite a lot, that bullet-proof ego of yours, Jibby.

    Posted 7 years ago by Antares Maitreya · Reply

  • All your so called track records of achievements are manipulated and fictatious in statistics. All the developements from your tenure as PM has now compounded the country into the many woes and ills that your life time in the slammers will not be enough to make amends for it. Be gone for good you bloody idiot retard. The hatred for you by rakyat is way past boiling point and do not agitate the anger anymore . We are waiting to justice meted out to you and nothing appease the rayat to see you hang!!!!

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • When you were Finance Minister, I don't remember hearing you talk about the economy. You are the worst PM, FM and the biggest thief in the world! Shut up and be prepared for jail time!

    Posted 7 years ago by CY W · Reply

  • Najib. Nobody gives a shit about what you think or say. Most citizens think you are a liar and thief. Best to spend your time contemplating how to gently rot in jail.

    Posted 7 years ago by [email protected] · Reply

  • Did being both the Finance Minister & also Prime Minister at the same time help cause our considerable debts? There was then on need to budget..

    Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply