Najib Outlines Four Factors In Choosing Govt

PERMATANG PAUH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today outlined four factors for the people to consider in casting their ballots on March 8.

He said the voters must ensure that the candidates and party chosen were capable of forming a credible government with clear direction.

"In addition, they must also have good track record and well-planned policies such as the Vision 2020 and the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER)," he said when launching the Family Friendly Carnival at the Sekolah Menengah Permatang Pasir, here today.

Also present were Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

More than 4,500 people attended the carnival.

Najib said the voters must choose leaders who could serve the people well and effectively as there were all kinds of candidates contesting.

He said by choosing candidates who were truly credible, the voters could then ensure that the country would continue to progress to a level that they could be proud of.

He also reminded the voters to be wary of candidates who liked to make promises.

He said it was easy to make promises, but implementing them would be difficult especially those which were unrealistic.

For example, the promise to reduce the toll rates, to raise subsidy and bring down petrol price, he said.

-- BERNAMA