SIBU: The BN manifesto has been described as the will of the people since it addresses their wants and needs while promising more development to benefit all strata of society.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak unveiled the manifesto themed ‘People First’ at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil on Saturday, which also pledged more development for Sabah and Sarawak.
The 32-page manifesto contained more than 150 commitments, most of them for specific projects and programmes.
Among its highlights are preserving nature’s resources such as revitalising rivers and streams which Tarat assemblyman and State Legislative Assembly deputy speaker Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said “it shows the serious concern for future generations and the global society by BN.”
PBB supreme council member Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah gave the thumbs-up to the manifesto, saying it was both people and development centred.
“The manifesto is very people-friendly, focussed and reflects what Datuk Seri Najib has been advocating the last four years as prime minister – people first, performance now.
“I can see that the manifesto is all encompassing and will benefit all states, all levels of society, all races, and believers of all religions, the youth, women …I am very happy to see this manifesto which is people and development-oriented, far-sighted and achievable…unlike the opposition’s manifesto which I see is very much ‘sugar coated’ and meant to entice voters,” he noted.