"That's the commitment of the government of today. We are doing all these things for the future generation. Today, I am breaking the fast with the future face of Malaysia," he said when breaking the Ramadan fast with student leaders from public and private tertiary institutions at his official residence, Seri Perdana, here.
The government has never forgotten the coming generations when drawing up policies and programmes, he said at the function also attended by Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
Najib said the policies and programmes included the 1Malaysia Concept, the Government Transformation Programme (GTP), the National Key Result Areas (NKRA), the New Economic Model (NEM) and the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015).
"The target groups likely to benefit the most are the future leaders, those set to become professionals upon graduation from the universities and those who could not enter tertiary institutions but are equipped with skills," he said.
He said these people would stand to benefit from the massive transformation the national landscape was undergoing now.
"If every one of you in university wants a suitable job upon graduation, if you want quality of life, and if you want to live in a peaceful and progressive country, then all efforts (to make that happen) must start today," he said.
That was why the government was relentless in its efforts to bring about a transformation so as to be at the forefront, he said, adding that in managing the economy, the country had achieved a growth of 10.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year and 8.9 per cent in the second.
"Hopefully, with your support, we will achieve the desired objectives," he said.
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