KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional (BN) Women were urged to get themselves mentally and physically ready for the 13th General Election.
BN Women chairperson Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, who likened
the general election campaign to a marathon, said that since this is the
final phase of the preparation for the general election, all the
20,000 women members in Sabah must be ready to face the opposition.
Speaking to more than 2,000 Sabah BN women at the launch of Sabah BN
Women Gelombang Biru election machinery at Likas Sports Complex here
yesterday, she said
the campaign requires mental strength as well as physical fitness.
“Even though our intelligence reports show that BN will win the
election, we must double our effort because the opposition will double
their lies during this time,” she said.
Shahrizat said the 13th general election is a serious business, so it
is important for the women election machinery to use their wisdom to
tell the voters to vote with common sense, not emotion.
She said opposition parties have been using many tactics, twisting facts, inciting hatred against the government.
“That is why our Jalinan Rakyat machinery will approach voters door
to door, as women always do in the previous elections to be closer to
voters.
“We have had various campaigns since winning the last general
election. We have Skuad Sayang and Salam Sayang, using the word ‘Sayang’
(love) to show that BN is loving the people, not spreading lies,” she
said.
In Sabah, Shahrizat said BN Women must give their full support to the Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
Meanwhile, Sabah Umno Women chief Datuk Armani Mahiruddin yesterday
pledged to ensure the more than 20,000 members of Jalinan Rakyat
machinery in the state will work hard for BN victory in the 13th general
election.
“I can feel this is the last gathering for the Jalinan Rakyat
machinery before the general election, the only election that will
determine the life or death of Barisan Nasional,” she said.
“I urge all BN women, particularly in Sabah, to rise to the
challenge, to be responsible in the next general election, and not to
let down our central leadership who have put their faith in us to
campaign for BN,” she said.
Armani, who is also Senate Deputy Speaker, said the political pattern
has changed in Malaysia, but a study by the Jalinan Rakyat machinery
has shown that BN still has the support of the people.
With 678 polling district centres’ in 25 parliamentary and 60 state
constituencies, Armani said BN Women will support whoever are selected
as candidates for BN, and will work with them to ensure victory.
She said Jalinan Rakyat machinery will be approaching voters with a door-to-door effort to explain the benefit of voting for BN.
“During our door-to-door campaign, we will also tell the people how
the opposition has twisted the facts, spreading lies for personal gain.
“We are confident with the help of Wanita wings of all BN component parties, we will win the 13th general election,” she added.
Monday, 25 February 2013
Sabah BN Women gear up for door-to-door ‘marathon’
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