Najib the next PM?

It is only a matter of days now before Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak the son of our second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak will assume his tenure as our sixth Prime Minister by the end of this month.

You may think that the nation will weep and rejoice at the change in leadership as that of Barak Obama replacing George Bush. What we are experiencing now is nothing short of being in a depression. The economic is not doing well globally as well as close at home. However, that is nothing compared to what is about to happen to Malaysia in just a few days time.

Unlike President Barak Obama, our PM in waiting came with baggages attatched. Among them are, the Altantuya murder, corruption practises as alleged by the opposition, the submarines deal, helicopter deal, PI Balasubramaniam disappearance, Saiful Bukhari sodomy trial and many more. Justice must not only be done but also be seen as being done. All the above allegations are very serious indeed. I hope that our PM in waiting will take the time to clear his name before assuming the most powerful post in the land. Without doubt, the post of being PM is also a moral obligation as well being seen as clean. No amount of spin doctoring will change the public perception other than through a court of law.

To this end, I hope that our PM in waiting will clear his name speedily before assuming his job as PM in order to inbue a sense of confidence in his ablity by the rakyat. I am sure the international community will be watching his every moves. Perhaps, the most damning will be the foreign investors. Najib also holds the post of Finance Minister and certainly is seen as the man in charge of marketing our country to foreign investors together with the Ministry of External Trade. As is well known, our country has been losing billions in FDI over the past few months and our forecasted economic growth is about 0.1% for this year is not good reading.

As much as we need a new PM, however, we can do without the added baggages. Please, first cleanse yourself before assuming your post Datuk Seri Najib just as you would cleanse yourself before going to the mosque.