'It is puzzling to see how George Goh has fallen for the nonsense spewed by the likes of Ho Ching who claims the president is not an independent check on the govt,” said Andrew Loh, editor and socio-political commentator
"It is puzzling to see how George Goh has fallen for the nonsense spewed by the likes of Ho Ching who claims the president is not an independent check on the govt,” said Andrew Loh, editor and socio-political commentator
Presidential hopeful George Goh Ching Wah then echoed the PM’s wife when he suggested that checking on the government is unnecessary. He told reporters: “You can’t check on the government, because you know, the Prime Minister Office is an executive power, it’s like the brain. The President, to be bound by the Constitution, is like the heart. These work together.”
Asserting that his promise to be an independent candidate does not mean he will act as a check to the Government, Mr Goh added: “So when I mean ‘independent’, I mean I’m a candidate independent, so don’t get it wrong.” Editor and noted socio-political commentator Andrew Loh captured the prevailing sentiment online as he said on Friday : “It is puzzling to see how George Goh has fallen for the nonsense spewed by the likes of Ho Ching who claims the president is not an independent check on the govt.
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