Najib: Imagine if we make our wives MB
So Najib’s rhetoric that paints Anwar and Azizah as nepotistic having ulterior motives to feather their own nests is without basis.
Ironically when Najib was criticised for the Terengganu MB debacle he promptly sued Malaysiakini. But he sees fit to wade into the Selangor MB tussle with accusations of his own.
What probably irk Azizah’s detractors is her unmatched credentials. An eye doctor by profession, party president, former opposition leader, state assemblyman and MB-elect, Azizah is more than capable on her own merits.
Perhaps there is a tinge of envy, but to accuse her of nepotism is obnoxious – she comes to the forefront only when the Anwar persecution machine is set in motion.
Gerard Lourdesamy: Najib, ask your wife to become Umno president and she can be PM and will probably be more effective than you.
Wan Azizah has been PKR president since 1999 and member of parliament and now of the Selangor legislative assembly.
Rosmah Mansor has never been any of this but she is given de facto ministerial status by the government; free use of the executive jets; and trips abroad to represent the country at the expense of the taxpayers.
Isn’t that really nepotism since she is not an elected representative? The people of Selangor know better than to trust Umno or BN when it comes to nepotism. Making Mukhriz Mahathir the Kedah MB and Hishammuddin Hussein Onn the defence minister is not nepotism?
Ipohcrite: As was often suspected but now proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, the PM doesn’t even know how to make an intelligent analogy to show nepotism.
Even as PM, he cannot just make his wife the MB; Rosmah has got to get herself elected first, but can she?
Wan Azizah has been a long-time politician, an elected state representative and is more than qualified to be the MB of Selangor with the majority support she enjoys in the state assembly.
The PM would do well to just concentrate on his job. That’s the least we taxpayers expect from him.
Jaguh: Mr PM, take a look in the mirror. You are a product of nepotism. If you didn’t have a Razak in your name, you are nobody.
Kak Wan is more qualified than any of your entire cabinet of clowns. She is an elected person, former head of opposition and so on, and none of you come near. And she is there because you prosecute her husband.
Vision2020: The question of nepotism of nominating Kak Wan does not arise if not for the fact of the speed and questionable verdict by the Court of Appeals to prevent Anwar from contesting the Kajang by-election.
This is miscarriage of justice and Kak Wan’s political leadership and tenacity to fight for justice deserve ordinary Malaysians’ support.
Kingfisher: A sanctimonious remark from the PM about moral values, considering a number of factors associated with him personally.
Well, this form of aberration, if one could call it, is apparently quite well-woven in the fabric of elite Malaysian politics and Malaysia is not necessarily unique to this form of endowment culture.
Having said that, the PM has unwittingly raised a moral point that the general public should take note, and during appropriate circumstances punish – in the electoral process – those who engage in nepotism wittingly.
The redress should be undertaken without selective persecution and discrimination while being mindful that the charge of nepotism requires incontrovertible evidence.
Anwar, it would appear and increasing seen, not so much his Permatang Pauh but especially his Kajang and now via his MB manoeuvre, as having sublimated if not subverted the general sympathy of many Malaysians for purposes other than their shared aspiration with him for a better Malaysia.
Vijay47: Najib, you must be congratulated to finally having something to comment on, even if it merely reflects your pampered-brat inclinations. I have to agree with you that should you make your wife a menteri besar, it would stink of not only nepotism but abuse of authority also.
This would be obvious, considering the fact your darling wife does not have any of the qualifications necessary to hold public office. On the contrary, she only excels in traipsing around the world on extravagant shopping expeditions and hobnobbing with the rich and famous.
Does Azizah, the one you are slyly alluding to, have any of these offensive wasteful characteristics? Painful as it may be for you to acknowledge, Azizah, a duly elected member of the Selangor State Assembly, has all the competence required to be menteri besar.
Your wife Rosmah is suitable to be only a housewife.
War Child: Najib, feel free to put up your wife as a candidate for a parliamentary seat or state seat, assuming she is endorsed by Umno Baru. It would be a wonderful opportunity to test her popularity among the rakyat.
Thinking citizen_1403620863: We are waiting on the PM to make statements on the constitutional issues as well as racist-laced statements made by certain NGOs, especially Ibrahim Ali’s Perkasa.
It seems that they are the one setting the government policy instead of your good self. If you have no time or gits to do so, then please remain quiet and don’t make a fool of yourself by making such irrelevant statements which served no purpose.
When you make these irrelevant statements, your minions will think it is alright to make stupid statements which at times insult the public intelligence like “if Pakatan forms the government, they will reunite with Singapore.”
If these kinds of leaders are made MB then I think you have absolutely no business to comment on Selangor. You have not apologised to Selangor when the last MB appointed by BN has looted Selangor for his own personal gain.
Abasir: Najib is obviously a glutton for abuse and ridicule. He ventures to open his mouth when he thinks it is safe (and never when there are grave issues confronting the nation) and he gets slammed.
Never in the history of the nation have we had to put up with someone more pathetic. Compared to him, even Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appears more statesman-like.
Basically: Imagine the son of a PM being made PM. And taking over his father’s constituency after he dies. And imagine his cousin being home, defence, etc, minister. And imagine the son of a PM becoming Kedah MB. What’s your point, Najib?
How about you say, imagine a PM’s non-elected wife having her own department in the PM’s Office?
The above is a selection of comments posted by Malaysiakinisubscribers. Only paying subscribers can post comments. Over the past one year, Malaysiakinians have posted over 100,000 comments. Join the Malaysiakini community and help set the news agenda. Subscribe now.
These comments are compiled to reflect the views of Malaysiakinisubscribers on matters of public interest. Malaysiakini does not intend to represent these views as fact.
