Ng Kok Song took issue with rival candidate Tan Kin Lian’s comments that he would ask PSP chairman Dr Tan Cheng Bok and SDP member Tan Jee Say to be part of the Council of Presidential Advisers if elected as President.
SINGAPORE: Presidential hopeful Ng Kok Song questioned on Monday if appointing leaders of opposition political parties to the Council of Presidential Advisers in return for their support could be a"form of corruption".
“How can Tan Kin Lian say he’s an independent candidate when he’s dependent on those opposition party leaders? What sort of independence is that?” he added.Mr Tan “even went so far as to say” that those who support him may be appointed to the CPA, said Mr Ng.In a statement to the media later on Monday, Mr Ng clarified that he “was not ascribing any criminal intent to the act”.
“If opposition party leaders want to make their political point, wait until the General Election. This is not the time to do it,” said Mr Ng, adding that this is an “act of disservice” to Singaporeans.
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