WP didn’t step up, it stepped away from Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC: PM Wong
Speaking to the media this afternoon, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong emphasised that Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, who helms the PAP’s Punggol GRC team, is a “heavyweight” candidate, replacing Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, who earlier had announced his retirement from politics.
“No doubt the WP would have preferred me to field a new minister here (in Punggol), or maybe even just go with the existing team and the new candidates, and perhaps that’s why they decided to drop everything and parachute here into Punggol,” said PM Wong.
“So let’s be clear that WP didn’t step up. They stepped away from Marine Parade-Braddell Heights. But here in Punggol, we have a good team. We are ready to serve residents and do our best for them,” he added.
Referring to the WP’s negative comments about DPM Gan, PM Wong said: “It is remarkable that the WP would take so lightly the loss of a person like that... It is a cavalier and irresponsible approach towards the livelihood and well-being of Singaporeans.”
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