Najib Razak today extended an apology to the people on behalf of BN for the coalition's mistakes in the last general election, which cost it several electoral seats and states including Kedah.

He said the BN would rectify the mistakes and make up by serving the people as best as it can.

The voters' rejection of the BN, like in Kedah, was in a way due to the mistakes made by the coalition, he said.

"I believe that we should not be arrogant. In a parliamentary democracy, we have to subject ourselves to the power of the people.

“We must have made mistakes for the people to have rejected us. We apologise for our past mistakes. The victors apologise, as do the losers," he said at a meet-the-people session at the Kuala Ketil public field near Baling.

 

The prime minister said the BN will learn from the mistakes and rise again.

‘Let the past remain just that’

"From the ruins of the BN in Kedah, we will rise and build a strong and sturdy 'palace'. That's our resolve. We resolve that we have learnt from our mistakes. We give the people an undertaking, that we will serve them to our best.

"Let the past remain just that. We promise a transformation for the people of Malaysia, and Kedah. The journey has begun," he said.

Najib said that only the BN can provide the people with a good future.

"Our plans are clear. We have a well-organised agenda, we have a roadmap, we have facts and figures. Sufficient statistics to drive change, to take the nation towards realisation of a progressive high-income country. This is unlike the Buku Jingga (of the opposition plans)," he said.

He said the government wanted to send the signal and provide a clear picture that it is close to bringing about a transformation that will give great benefits to the people.

- Bernama