SINGAPORE — Presidential candidate Ng Kok Song said that the time has come for a non-partisan President, as the 'ownself check ownself' system is not reliable. Mr Ng was giving a Presidential Candidate Broadcast, which went to air on Thursday (Aug 24).
SINGAPORE — Presidential candidate Ng Kok Song said that the time has come for a non-partisan President, as the"ownself check ownself" system is not reliable. Mr Ng was giving a Presidential Candidate Broadcast, which went to air on Thursday .
"An 'ownself check ownself' system is not reliable.... We need an external check functioning like an independent external auditor in good corporate governance." “I understand how the government machinery works and I know how to be involved effectively without being disruptive." The broadcast allows candidates to deliver their campaigning messages in all or any of the four official languages — English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil — but is not compulsory to deliver their campaigning messages in all four official languages.
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