BN must not be arrogant, Ahmad Maslan tells members in facing GE15

Umno secretary-general and Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (in blue) looking at some of the Jong boat at the closing ceremony of the Pontian International Jong Festival at Dataran Dewan Jubli Intan Pontian.

PONTIAN: Humility and instilling unity will be the main approach used by Barisan Nasional in wooing voters in the coming 15th General Election (GE15), says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

The Umno secretary-general also said that the Barisan coalition should not look down at their competitors, but continue to give their best service to the people.

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“We have never looked down on our enemies, and I would like to remind our members to never make the mistake of being arrogant or coming up with boastful statements like the Opposition.

“What we need to do right now is to continue to strengthen our coalition and cooperation, streamline our election machinery operations, and make sure we provide the best service to the people,” he said.

He said this when met at the closing ceremony of the Pontian International Jong Festival at Dewan Jubli Intan Pontian here on Sunday (Sept 18).

The recent Johor state election has become the best example of how political stability can help attract investments that could be turned into job opportunities to benefit the people, he said.

“We have managed to form a stable state government in Johor by winning 40 out of the 56 seats contested.

“The state government has recently managed to attract RM60.9bil worth of investments in the first half of this year, which is the highest investment recorded in the country,” he said.

The Pontian MP said this when asked to comment on PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli, who was reported saying that the results of the Johor state election were not a true indication of the support and prospects for Barisan or Umno, when it comes to the upcoming general election.

“I think the people are well aware of Rafizi’s tactics of ‘all talk’ and trying to create a perception that his party is strong when in reality, it did not win any seats in the Melaka and Sarawak state elections.

“It only won one seat during the Johor state election with a slim majority of 100 votes. So do not fall for his tactics,” he said, adding that he had often debated with the former Pandan MP.