KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional (BN) can win the 13th general election if all its machinery were united and worked harder, said former Wanita Umno head Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz on Tuesday night.
While calling on the people to continue to support the BN, she believed the general election result could be better than the 2008 election if everyone gave priority to the party instead of the individuals.
Rafidah, who is also the member of parliament for Kuala Kangsar, said the BN government had implemented various development projects for the benefit of the rakyat and it was capable of becoming a responsible government that could take the nation to greater heights. Describing the BN as a net that had protected the people for so long, she urged them to evaluate the importance of the ‘net’ for them.
“Do not burn the net just because of a bug. If there are holes in the net, we must help to repair them. The bug can be discarded, but never burn the net,” she said at a programme, ‘Teh Tarik Bersama YB’, here on Tuesday night.
Rafidah said that if not for the BN government, Malaysia would not be able to achieve what it had yesterday.
The veteran Umno leader also repeated her intention to give up the Kuala Kangsar Parliamentary seat to make way for new faces.
When asked to comment on the move to merge Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, the former Minister of International Trade and Industry said the move would benefit both airlines in terms of reducing operational cost and long term management.
On the plan to list Felda Global Ventures Holding Berhad (FGVH) on Bursa Malaysia, she said she supported it as it would bring benefits to the Felda settlers and the subsequent Felda generation. — Bernama