NAJIB WANTS TO BE KNOWN AS 'THE PEOPLE'S PRIME MINISTER'

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Najib Razak said he wants to be known as the "People's Prime Minister" who is people-friendly and can understand the aspirations of the people.

"I am with the people, and will be with the people," said the Prime Minister
who stressed that there should not be any perception that 'he comes from a
family of aristocrats'.

"We must look at the direction the country is heading for, we must
understand, must feel the pulse of the people, the pulse of the nation, the
power of the people, we must feel them," he said when delivering his message at
the Public Sector Workers' Day at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre
(PICC), here Thursday.

As such, Najib said that as soon as he took over the country's
administration, his first agenda was the "walkabout" which he described as a
friendly observation such as the one at Puduraya bus station in Kuala Lumpur
city.

"I visited Puduraya because a major section of the population use Puduraya,
especially when returning to their home town for the festive holidays.

"I looked, not only with my own eyes to see for myself the situation there,
I also smelled the air there. I say it's different from the briefing given to me
by the Mayor (when) I go down to look at the real situation in Puduraya.

"It's a vast difference," the Prime Minister said.

Najib said that was why he wanted to get down on the ground without the
formality and `red carpet' welcome and without the TV (media) crew.

He said he would definitely get down on the ground as he wanted to see
personally the problems faced by the people and find ways of resolving them.

He said the government would make improvements at Puduraya for the
convenience of the people who used the bus services there.
-- BERNAMA