Najib: Pak Lah a real statesman, loyal to Umno and nation

Najib receives a souvenir from Abdullah at the launch of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Lecture in Putrajaya. MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The STAR

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has described former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as a real statesman who is loyal to the people, party and nation.

"Tun Abdullah never thought of sabotaging the party and the nation," he said in his keynote speech at the launch of the Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Lecture titled "Human Capital Drives The Nation," here.