‘Do not lose state for third time’
HULU SELANGOR: Barisan Nasional chairman and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak wants the coalition in Selangor to do away with squabbling.
In a rallying call to unite all rank and file and party leaders under a single banner, Najib said BN leaders and members in Selangor should look to the past and review factors that had caused the coalition to lose the state twice.
“One of the (main) reasons was internal squabbling. We could have won, but there were those who ‘cut’ and ‘shot’ at their own allies because they were jostling for power.
“There was infighting, too. We lost. Do not fight with each other anymore. We must stand united,” Najib said in his speech to launch the Selangor BN election machinery yesterday.
He said BN should not lose for a third time in the state.
“Do not let it (BN’s defeat in Selangor) happen for the third time.
“We must embolden our ambitions and focus on winning back the state. No more fighting with each other.
“Such is the ailment that we must do away with,” Najib said, adding that BN’s strength came from its solidarity.
He mentioned the return of former Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib, known as “Mat Tyson”, to assist BN’s fight.
“If we look into the past, we will know (the factors and outcome).
“This is why ‘Mat Tyson’ is back with us. He knows the inside story (of the opposition pact). There are lies, theatrics and failures (on the other side of the divide).”