Najib Says "Very Important" For BN To Be Re-elected To Deliver Tranformation

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today stressed that it is "very important" for Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) to be re-elected in the next general election for the party to deliver the promised transformation.

The Umno president said re-election would also ensure that the nation's vision to be a developed country in 2020 can be achieved.

"We are embarking on this journey -- (of) economic, political and social transformation .... Umno will spearhead the nation's transformation together with our friends in the BN, and we will continue the march towards Vision 2020.

"But we have a little challenge ahead of us. We have to cross the bridge of the next general election. I keep saying it is not unimportant to be re-elected. It is very important to be re-elected. For us to deliver the real transformation, we need to be re-elected," he said.

Najib said this at the opening of the international forum on "Politics of Economic and Social Transformation in the Era of Global Crisis" in conjunction with the Umno General Assembly 2011, here.