KUDAT, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak reiterated today that the government led by Barisan Nasional (BN) only promised something to the people which it could fulfill, as to him the inability to fulfill promises would be hypocrisy.
According to Najib, failure to fulfill promises made to the people not only violated religious teaching but was also committing a major sin for lying.
He said those who made empty promises would be punished by the people.
"Never once will we put ourselves as hypocrites. That is why we use the tagline "Fulfilling Promises", as the government only talks about real things and not lies. We live by our word.
"If we put our fate in trust, we cannot betray trust. That is why I guarantee that every sentence, every word which we utter to the people, is based on our capability. If we are not capable, we will not mention as being unable to fulfill promises to us is a big sin.
"God will curse us, the people will punish us, the people will also punish leaders for cheating the people," he said when opening the "Fulfilling Promise" tour programme at the Kudat Sports Centre here.
The programme was attended by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and more than 50,000 people from various areas near Kudat such as Pitas, Matunggong, Kota Belud, Tandek and Pulau Banggi.
Najib also said the reception of Sabahans in his series of visits to the state such as Sandakan, Sipitang, Kota Belud, Penampang and Kudat were very encouraging, reflecting the people's confidence with the BN government.
He said the presence of so many people also reflected the confidence of the residents in putting their hopes in the future on BN and not others, and it represented the unity of the people with the current government.
Najib also gave his guarantee that all promises of the BN government would be fulfilled irrespective of when the general election was held.
The Prime Minister also described Sabah as a reflection of the people of 1Malaysia as despite the variety of races and religious beliefs in the state, the people could still live in harmony since Sabah became independent 49 years ago.
On the selection of Kudat as the programme's location, Najib said it was not solely because of nostalgic sentiments of Kudat as the former state capital of Sabah as well as the birth place of its former leader, the late Tun Datu Mustapha Datu Harun, but it also represented the commitment of the BN government to continue bringing development to the district.
Najib said as a leader, he needed to understand the grouses of the people as well feel their pulse and was prepared to fufill the aspirations and needs of the people.
"As one of the people's aspirations, especially in Kudat, the Promises Fulfilled Tour will mark the start of returning Kudat to its former glory when it was the capital of Sabah, at least we will develop Kudat as desired by the people here," he said.
After the programme launch, Najib made a visit to the residence of the late Tun Datu Mustapha Datu Harun, who was a former Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri and former chief minister.
Earlier, Najib had also met the people in Kampung Air near here upon his arrival from Kundasang.
According to Najib, failure to fulfill promises made to the people not only violated religious teaching but was also committing a major sin for lying.
He said those who made empty promises would be punished by the people.
"Never once will we put ourselves as hypocrites. That is why we use the tagline "Fulfilling Promises", as the government only talks about real things and not lies. We live by our word.
"If we put our fate in trust, we cannot betray trust. That is why I guarantee that every sentence, every word which we utter to the people, is based on our capability. If we are not capable, we will not mention as being unable to fulfill promises to us is a big sin.
"God will curse us, the people will punish us, the people will also punish leaders for cheating the people," he said when opening the "Fulfilling Promise" tour programme at the Kudat Sports Centre here.
The programme was attended by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and more than 50,000 people from various areas near Kudat such as Pitas, Matunggong, Kota Belud, Tandek and Pulau Banggi.
Najib also said the reception of Sabahans in his series of visits to the state such as Sandakan, Sipitang, Kota Belud, Penampang and Kudat were very encouraging, reflecting the people's confidence with the BN government.
He said the presence of so many people also reflected the confidence of the residents in putting their hopes in the future on BN and not others, and it represented the unity of the people with the current government.
Najib also gave his guarantee that all promises of the BN government would be fulfilled irrespective of when the general election was held.
The Prime Minister also described Sabah as a reflection of the people of 1Malaysia as despite the variety of races and religious beliefs in the state, the people could still live in harmony since Sabah became independent 49 years ago.
On the selection of Kudat as the programme's location, Najib said it was not solely because of nostalgic sentiments of Kudat as the former state capital of Sabah as well as the birth place of its former leader, the late Tun Datu Mustapha Datu Harun, but it also represented the commitment of the BN government to continue bringing development to the district.
Najib said as a leader, he needed to understand the grouses of the people as well feel their pulse and was prepared to fufill the aspirations and needs of the people.
"As one of the people's aspirations, especially in Kudat, the Promises Fulfilled Tour will mark the start of returning Kudat to its former glory when it was the capital of Sabah, at least we will develop Kudat as desired by the people here," he said.
After the programme launch, Najib made a visit to the residence of the late Tun Datu Mustapha Datu Harun, who was a former Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri and former chief minister.
Earlier, Najib had also met the people in Kampung Air near here upon his arrival from Kundasang.
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