It was meant to be a media conference to unveil the Workers' Party's campaign theme and its candidates for the General Election, but WP chief Low Thia Khiang and party chair Sylvia Lim ended up fielding the lion's share of questions from reporters on other issues.
More than once, Lim asked the media to direct their queries to the assembled candidates instead: Daniel Goh Pei Siong, 42, NUS associate professor of sociology; Redzwan Hafidz, 30, engineer; Dylan Ng Foo Eng, 40, wealth manager at RHB Bank; and Koh Choong Yong, 42, software engineer.
Low and Lim had to step in to answer certain questions on behalf of the candidates, in particular queries about the ongoing Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) saga and where the candidates might run.
Earlier in the day, the People's Action Party (PAP) was in a combative mood, firing a salvo at WP. At the unveiling of the PAP team contesting Marine Parade GRC, Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong was asked about the opposition’s challenge in the coming elections. The WP has said that it will be contesting Marine Parade.
ESM Goh said, “They (Workers’ Party) are stronger than the NSP (National Solidarity Party), there’s no doubt about that. There’s a certain arrogance in them… Will that same arrogance be able to replace me in Marine Parade? Let them try.”
In response to Yahoo Singapore's query, Low had a ready answer, "I don’t know what does he mean by that. But I remember Mr Goh Chok Tong also saying that, perhaps you don’t need the opposition to check the government, you need PAP to check the PAP. Is that not arrogant?"
More than once, Lim asked the media to direct their queries to the assembled candidates instead: Daniel Goh Pei Siong, 42, NUS associate professor of sociology; Redzwan Hafidz, 30, engineer; Dylan Ng Foo Eng, 40, wealth manager at RHB Bank; and Koh Choong Yong, 42, software engineer.
Low and Lim had to step in to answer certain questions on behalf of the candidates, in particular queries about the ongoing Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) saga and where the candidates might run.
Earlier in the day, the People's Action Party (PAP) was in a combative mood, firing a salvo at WP. At the unveiling of the PAP team contesting Marine Parade GRC, Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong was asked about the opposition’s challenge in the coming elections. The WP has said that it will be contesting Marine Parade.
ESM Goh said, “They (Workers’ Party) are stronger than the NSP (National Solidarity Party), there’s no doubt about that. There’s a certain arrogance in them… Will that same arrogance be able to replace me in Marine Parade? Let them try.”
In response to Yahoo Singapore's query, Low had a ready answer, "I don’t know what does he mean by that. But I remember Mr Goh Chok Tong also saying that, perhaps you don’t need the opposition to check the government, you need PAP to check the PAP. Is that not arrogant?"
