Prime Minister and PN leader Lawrence Gonzi called on the electorate to be highly cautious who to vote for come 9 March while highlighting that all that has been achieved as a result of our sacrifices over the last five years could easily be lost if we risk taking the wrong decision.

Dr Gonzi was speaking during a political activity held at Ta’ Giorni, St Julians.

He reiterated that a PN government is committed to changing its culture in terms of the way the electorate is treated, the culture of which will have to be adopted by all government officials: from the Prime Minister to the heads of departments, to the authorities’ chairmen.

He said that voting for the sake of change may mean a change for the worse.

Referring to online news reports that HSBC (Malta) and Malta International Airport achieved record results, Dr Gonzi lamented: “What else do we need?” highlighting the €12 million Scotts Supermarket investment announced this morning.

Acknowledging that a number of people had been hurt by the government’s Drydocks decision, he pointed out that it could never have been avoided because it was a loss making entity.

He said that the financial services industry was flourishing and emphasised that this should never be put at risk.

Dr Gonzi said that the electorate had to weigh everything, casting doubts on how Labour would have tackled the Libya crisis five years ago if it was entrusted to govern.

He raised the ‘white block’ issue once again, understood to have been an illegal substance being used in a Labour Party Club in Safi, “an incident Labour attempted to hide”, warning the electorate to be cautious.

Helga Ellul, Playmobil (Malta) former CEO, said that the investments momentarily taking place is a result of the human resources available, lauding Mcast in the process. She said that it is highly evident that our lifestyle is far much better than other countries like Italy for instance.

Mario Spiteri, a real-estate agent, said that the same people who were asking the electorate to place its trust in them are the same people who were responsible for the disaster that ensued as a result of the VAT increase during the 1996-1998 Labour-led administration.

Dr Gonzi reminded the electorate that Dr Muscat had given the wrong advice on a number of issues, referring to his stance that Malta should not join the EU, and now having clearly disagreed with the government’s decision to privatise the Drydocks and the way he tackled the Safi Labour Party drug case.