KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Najib Razak claims the “warm reception” he got while on the campaign trail in Johor is because Malaysians miss him as prime minister.
The disgraced Umno leader said this is because he had implemented policies that made the lives of the rakyat and businesses easier when he was leading the country, while claiming that the economy had prospered under him.
“You must ask the rakyat yourself (why I am receiving a warm reception). If Muhyiddin wants to know why, he can ask the rakyat,” he said during a live streaming of the Johor result on the Barisan Nasional (BN) Comms’ Facebook page today.
He was asked by the host to comment on Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's bewilderment at the people’s supposed embrace of Najib during the campaign trail prior to today’s polling.
“Although I have not conducted a survey, I assume this (warm embrace) is because they reminisce about my time as prime minister and my policies.
“I know Muhyiddin is not pleased at seeing this, because this is in his state of Johor, and yet I received a warmer reception.”
Asked on BN’s huge lead in Johor at the moment, Najib said this did not surprise him as he had already predicted a huge victory for the coalition even prior to polling.
He added that this is evident through the reception of the crowd in BN’s events compared to the other parties.
“I think that is a sign that we will win big. This result does not surprise me. I only mentioned it earlier because I don’t want people to say I’m arrogant. So I have been keeping it in my heart.
“But I have been optimistic that we can win big even from the very start. It’s just that I didn't say it so that we can also focus on our campaign.”
As of 9.35pm, BN is said to be unofficially leading in more than two-thirds of the 56 seats in Johor. – The Vibes, March 12, 2022
