Ghani wins praise from Kit Siang
‘A GOOD MAN’: Johor MB has brought development to the state, says DAP leader
JOHOR BARU: DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang has praised his election opponent Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman for bringing progress and development to Johor during his stew ardship of the state.
Describing his Gelang Patah opponent as a good man, Lim said the Johor Barisan Na sional chairman had initiated the develop ment of the state.
Lim said he knew Ghani since the 1980s when the latter became the deputy minister for energy, telecommunication and post. Ghani was then appointed the deputy minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993.
“I met Ghani (yesterday) this morning at the nomination centre. Ghani is the longest-serving menteri besar, having served for 18 years. He brought economic growth and development to Johor while he was the MBenteri Besar. He is a good MBenteri Besar and a good man,” Lim said in his speech to a 8,000-strong crowd.
He, however, was critical of Ghani, the BN and its component party MCA at the ceramah held near Sutera Mall, here.
Ghani and Lim take on each other in Gelang Patah, which has 106,864 voters con sisting of 52.4 per cent Chinese; 34.3 per cent Malays; 12.5 per cent Indians and 0.8 per cent of other races.
In the 2008 general election, BN’s Tan Ah Eng, who is the state MCA Wanita chief, de feated PKR’s Dr Zalina Mustafa with a ma jority of 8,851 votes.
Ghani, meanwhile, just smiled when asked about Lim’s remarks about him, but declined to comment on it.
He acknowledged that contesting the Gelang Patah parliamentary seat is a daunt ing challenge.
“Lim came to Gelang Patah and I happened to be in the thick of things in Gelang Patah. I am in Johor and right in the centre of it all.
“I believe that Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak has the rakyat’s interest in mind when he appointed the BN candidate for Gelang Patah. I hope I can have the voters’ support based on BN’s policies and prac tices.”
“I urge the people to say “No” to political polarisation. In the past 56 years, we have forged an understanding among the various races, but now people who have come from Ipoh and Kelantan are trying to break up the unity,” he said in his speech.
“The opposition just wants to get power by creating disunity,” he added.
Ghani was speaking after at tending an event organised by SWM Environment Sdn Bhd, where 1,500 garbage bins with wheels were distributed to some 8,000 residents of Kampung Melayu Desa Permai, Kg Cina Kangkar Pulai, Taman Pulai Bestari 2 and Bandar Baru Kankar Pulai flats.
Johor SWM regional manager Dr Al’Ashari Othman said the bins were given to residents free under the second phase of the pro gramme, which will see the distribution of a total of 300,000 bins in areas under the ju risdiction of the Johor Baru Central Munic ipal Council, Batu Pahat, Kulai and Pontian.
Under the first phase, a total of 90,000 bins were distributed in Johor Baru. The last phase, which consists of the remaining areas in Johor, is expected to come to a close next year.
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Really? Been to Singapore and back to see how rundown JB is? Ghani may be good but he has certainly notr raised a sweat by the looks of things in our capital city here. The CBD looks like shite. I wish he had the guts to stand in JB.
ReplyDeleteActually, Ghani stands a better chance if his fight with Kit Siang is in JB. I wished Kit Siang had chosen to contest in the mixed-constituency of JB instead of the Chinese-majority Gelang Patah.
DeleteBeen to Ipoh where LKS was before? hows that compared to JB?.. haha..
DeleteJB - kelab malam of Malaysia
DeletePAS president Hadi has admitted that there is an 'ecstasy pill pusher' among PR candidate, nominated to contest GE13. That's the reason he sort of acknowledge the need for PAS and DAP/PKR contesting each other.
ReplyDeletePlease hear what he said, yourselves at "dinturtle".
http://dinturtle.blogspot.com/2013/04/panazzzz-bukti-video-ceramah-hadi.html
RD.
Isn't a racist to to “I urge the people to say “No” to political polarisation. In the past 56 years, we have forged an understanding among the various races, but now people who have come from Ipoh and Kelantan are trying to break up the unity,” he said in his speech.
ReplyDeleteWhat about UMNO bring Cewek, Cowok, Bangla, Pakis to here and especially in Sabah so that they can also become bumi or more Malayness like Kutty?
Maybe Johor likes to be part of Rio Islands?
eh? msg tak sampai bro..
DeleteTell that to the British who brings in the Chinese and the Indians to Tanah Melayu you racist!!.. We have never questioned it but now that the bigger racist is spewing utterly nonsense accusations.
DeleteTell that you North Borneo and Sarawak bumis - "ketuanan **lay*" form Malaysia with malaya to be subjected to Semanjong.
Deletehave you seen the press release Kit Siang made to the alternative media recently, Annie? I think he equated Ghani Othman to Malay extremists like Ibrahim Ali etc. Rather talam dua muka considering he told NST Ghani is a good guy, and turned around and called him a racist to the other media.
ReplyDeleteTo Anon 19:13, clearly you have never read the Malaysian Constitution. Ketuanan **lay*? Haha stupido idioto. It's keistimewaan bumiputera. And pls read history. People who don't know history are condemned to repeat it.
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