Umno info chief: Najib says RM2.6 billion not from 1MDB …
The above visual was found on Facebook and accompanied by this narrative:
“TUN MAHATHIR with his 22 years as Prime Minister is the only one who will be able to guide Boleh Land out of this mess created by UMNO today..!! He says what he means and means what he says, regardless If u agree or not and he's honest. He will get this Country back again!! THAT LYING CROOK CASH IS KING WILL RUIN THIS COUNTRY..WHAT SAY YOU? Over to you now..…” (verbatim and sic)
The narrative depicts the frustrations and anger of Malaysians.
But the visual’s message is clearly the truth and translates to this:
“22 years as PM, you can say I am corrupt, injustice, mahafiraun and all sorts of accusations, but you must know I never had RM2.6 billion deposited into my personal bank account, I never sued my critics, country’s debts never up to RM800 billion, you need not pay GST, I never sell country’s assets to foreigners, I don’t live luxuriously like Najib and Rosmah.”
Yes! Dr Mahathir Mohamad is guilty of upsetting the country’s administration but he is human after all. He has made mistakes while he was prime minister for 22 years but he may now be regretting and wants to put things back on track.
You may or may not believe him or don’t think he is sincere but the fact and reality remains that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) are still in power.
So, which is worse?
Here’s a take from a Murdoch University lecturer on Najib and Rosmah and what Umno information chief Annuar Musa has to say about the RM2.6 billion:
"DON’T UNDERESTIMATE DEADLY DUO NAJIB & ROSMAH: NOT ONLY ARE ALTANTUYA KILLERS ON DEATH ROW – SO IS MALAYSIA
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Malaysia has been governed by the same ruling coalition (Barisan Nasional) since independence in 1957. This coalition provided capable leadership to address the four cross-cutting issues that enabled high and sustainable growth. But the Najib Razak administration appears not only to be faltering in managing these challenges but is actively undermining these achievements to remain in power.–Greg Lopez
Malaysia’s leadership troubles could provide a valuable lesson for other middle-income countries on the importance of effective leadership to sustain long term growth. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has denied allegations of corruption made by The Wall Street Journal. But can a leader and his administration that has been rejected by the electorate drive long term growth?
In May 2008, the United Nations Commission on Growth and Development issued a reportthat attempted to distil the strategies and policies that produced sustained high growth in developing countries. It is clear from the report that politics and leadership are key to successful development. In particular, there are four cross-cutting issues that good leadership delivered: promoting national unity; building high quality institutions; choosing innovative and localised policies; and creating political consensus for long-run policy implementation.
Malaysia is among 13 nations (Botswana, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malta, Oman, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand) that the report identified as having sustained growth rates of above 7 per cent for 25 years or more. These 13 countries had five strikingly similar characteristics: they fully exploited global economic opportunities; they maintained macroeconomic stability; they mustered high rates of savings and investment; they let markets allocate resources; and they had committed, credible, capable governments.
Malaysia has been governed by the same ruling coalition since independence in 1957. Thiscoalition provided capable leadership to address the four cross-cutting issues that enabled high and sustainable growth. But the Najib Razak administration appears not only to be faltering in managing these challenges but is actively undermining these achievements to remain in power.
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More damaging perhaps is the fact that only 31 per cent of Malays — the bedrock of support for the United Malays’ National Organisation (UMNO), the dominant party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition — were happy with the government’s current performance. The fall among Malays is drastic. It stood at 52 per cent in January 2015 and had never gone below 50 per cent since the independent pollster Merdeka Centre began tracking this data in February 2012. More Malaysians are also of the opinion that the country is heading in the wrong direction. Significantly, this change in sentiment began in the beginning of 2014, several months after the 13th general elections.
In response, Najib has taken several measures to protect his leadership position. These measures have further undermined Malaysia’s national unity, institutions and policy process.
Najib and Hadi–Malaysia’s Political Laurel and Hardy
Despite the rhetoric of being the leader of all Malaysians, Najib has actively pursued a ‘Malay and Islamic’ supremacy strategy. And he has cosied up with UMNO’s mortal enemy, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party. The rise of fundamentalist Islam — as in the rest of the world — is a threat in Malaysia. But Najib has sought to bolster his credentials by appealing to conservative Muslims. This has empowered and emboldened the conservative Islamic elements within Malaysia.
Policy making and implementation have been insulated from public scrutiny since the government of long-serving former prime minister Mahathir Mohamed. But under Najib it has even beeninsulated from scrutiny by the cabinet, let alone the parliament. All major decisions are made by the prime minister and implemented through a hybrid organisationwithin the Prime Minister’s Department.
Despite Najib’s active pursuit of policies that are detrimental to Malaysian foundations, his economic track record appears to be sound. Malaysia could become a high income countryby 2020. Yet Malaysians remain unimpressed by Najib Razak.
Institutions are not built in a day and the impact of Najib’s measures on Malaysia’s longer term growth prospects remain to be seen. For now, other countries caught in the middle-income trap should closely observe the developments in Malaysia.
WRITER: Greg Lopez is a lecturer with Murdoch University Executive Education Centre, Western Australia. His research interests are in the interaction between states, societies and markets in the ASEAN region.
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“‘I ASKED NAJIB IF RM2.6BIL WAS FROM 1MDB – HE SAID NO’: UMNO IN A TIZZY TO ASSURE DIVISIONS ‘ALL’ THE MONEY RECEIVED BY NAJIB HAS BEEN SENT TO THEM
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MALACCA – All political funding channelled to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak have been disbursed to Umno divisions accordingly, said Umno information chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa.
Speaking to state grassroots Umno information chiefs as part of his nationwide tour here, Annuar said this includes political funding channelled directly to the prime minister.
Annuar allayed concerns of members by explaining what he had gathered upon speaking to Najib over the matter.
“As a party, we had all this while relied on funding from sources established through the formation of party-linked businesses controlled by certain people,” said Annuar.
“That was the case all this while and the party was running its election machinery from a war chest funded by these quarters.”
Annuar said Umno was left on its knees due to these quarters holding strong ties to former president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“This is Dr Mahathir’s seventh mission to topple a top leader in the country. This we must understand,” said Annuar.
He said Dr Mahathir had succeeded in undermining former prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman and rival Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, before curbing the rises of his former deputies Tun Musa Hitam,
Tun Ghafar Baba and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “He then manoueuvred the ouster of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and now, Najib,” said Annuar.
“This is his mission,” Annuar explained, noting that Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia advisor Dr Mahathir’s ire was further irked when his son Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir was dropped as Kedah Menteri Besar.
“The problem is, when one leads the country for 22 years as he did, there are sure to be many of such businessmen and backers closely linked to him, who used to hold the funding for the party.
“That was how the party was run and that was the system he had created and this is how he tries to remain in control.”
MUKHRIZ & RM2.6BIL
Speaking at Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron’s official residence, Annuar said this system had forced Najib to shift away and find new ways for the party to be stabilised.
“But usually, our bank accounts are safe and banks will not divulge what is usually private information,” said Annuar.
“Obviously in this case, there were insiders who leaked information. But I have to stress that in the beginning it wasn’t Dr Mahathir who was making all the noise about the RM2.6 billion, it was Opposition MP Tony Pua in Parliament.
“At that time, when Dr Mahathir was asked about it, he just said he didn’t know,” said Annuar. “It was only when Mukhriz was dropped that this really became an issue for Dr Mahathir and now he is using the system that he created to bring down Umno.” Annuar said he then spoke to Najib and asked for answers about the RM2.6 billion.
“I asked for answers on whether it was the people’s money, whether it was from 1MDB. He said no,” said Annuar.
“So, if it was political funding then did the money go to the party? So in one of our meetings, I counter-checked with division heads and they said they had received cheques signed by Najib.
“It was during the period of the last elections, so the money was spent on the party’s election campaign.” Annuar said he was convinced with the proof provided by Najib that there was no wrongdoing and urged Umno members to remain steadfast in their support for the party despite efforts to disunite them.
NST/Malaysia Chronicle"
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