Najib refuses to debate - no confidence in his own numbers, policies, record

Najib on Anwar’s challenge to a debate:

Najib did not refuse outright the challenge to debate but questioned the point of such an exercise.
“If we want to debate, there must be an outcome from the debate.
“I do not see one and what is important is public opinion,” he told reporters

The only part that he got right is that ‘what is important is public opinion’.
If you ask me, public opinion is that his refusal to debate means Najib is chicken.
His “there’s no outcome” reasoning is proper bullshit. What he means is “there’s no outcome in which I will benefit politically from”.
If Najib is confident in his policies, his numbers, and his administration, a public debate is the perfect avenue for him to put Anwar in his place.
Him not wanting to step up to the plate just substantiates all the criticism about corruption, economic numbers that don’t add up and a complete disregard for the freedom of information.