Presidential candidate Ng Kok Song was also asked by audience members at a dialogue session on his motivations to run for office, why Singaporeans should vote for him and whether he had thought of joining politics.
SINGAPORE: A conflict of interest would be “quite likely” if a President has worked with or was a mentor of the Prime Minister, said presidential candidate Ng Kok Song on Friday .
The 90-minute session, held at the Kent Ridge Guild House and open to NUSS members only, was livestreamed via Mr Ng’s Instagram page.and held positions at the Finance Ministry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore before moving on to GIC – was asked a variety of questions by those in attendance, ranging from why he threw his hat into the ring for the presidency, how he would protect the country’s reserves if elected to how he would reach out to the different demographics of voters.
The presidential candidate was also asked about his motivations to run for President. Mr Ng has said one of which is to give Mr Tharman, who would automatically qualify as a candidate due to his ministerial background, “a credible contest” and provide Singaporeans a chance to exercise their vote. One of which involved the need to safeguard and help Singaporeans better understand the country’s reserves, while the other was to “honour” founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
“And it was only after I came in that Tan Kin Lian declared. So, it’s very important to understand the sequence of the people who came forward.”Ng Kok Song: The boy from a fishing village who wants to be a 'politically independent' PresidentResponding to another question on whether he had previously thought of joining politics, Mr Ng said that he was asked but “could not be persuaded”.
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