Pak Lah vows to do utmost to ‘revive’ Umno and ensure wrongs be put right - The Star

By Nelson Benjamin and Meera Vijayan

JOHOR BARU: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has pledged to do his utmost to “revive” Umno, saying this was among the many things he needed to do.

Admitting that he had to shoulder part of the blame for the party’s and Barisan Nasional’s poor performance in the general election, the Prime Minister said he wanted to ensure that “wrongs be put right”.

He cited judicial reform, the fight against corruption, reducing crime and improving race relations as among his other priorities.

“And it includes issues related to freedom of religion, things that I promised in my 2004 manifesto,” he told reporters after holding a closed-door meeting with Johor Umno leaders at a hotel here.

The Umno president and Barisan chairman added that he also wanted to improve the public delivery system, saying that this issue was already being addressed.

He said progress was also being made in overcoming the economic deficit and stimulating the economy.

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