The Reform Party (RP) has uploaded short campaign video clips of five of its candidates in this election, where they introduce themselves and talk about the issues they want to champion if they get into Parliament.
The five candidates featured are from the RP’s slate in Ang Mo Kio GRC — lawyer M Ravi, blogger Roy Ngerng, entrepreneur Osman Sulaiman, activist Gilbert Goh and former banker Jesse Loo. The clips, lasting between one and three minutes, were uploaded on YouTube on the eve of Nomination Day on Sept 1.
While he said he never saw himself as a politician, Mr Ravi said there had been a “heartwarming response” for him to contest. “So, I have reconsidered my decision to be able to be your voice in Parliament,” he added.
Mr Ravi reiterated his pledge to use his legal background to check what he called “oppressive and discriminatory laws” in Singapore.
Elderly Singaporeans who still have to work as cleaners and cardboard collectors was what spurred Ngerng to stand in the polls.
“For a country that is as wealthy as Singapore, there should be no elderly Singaporeans who have to work until their old age,” he said.
He added that the Government has to be “transparent and accountable” to Singaporeans about the Central Provident Fund system, so that the elderly can save enough money to retire.
Mr Goh touched on how his team met poor families living in rental flats when they went on walkabouts in Ang Mo Kio GRC. Although they work very hard, he said they are unable to own a flat. Some households earn less than S$1,000 and live from hand to mouth, he added.
“If you vote for us in Parliament, we will fight for minimum wage legislation so that our poor can live in dignity with a minimum wage,” said Mr Goh.
The RP sent a team to Ang Mo Kio GRC in the 2011 General Election, where they took 30.7 per cent of the votes, giving People’s Action Party chief Lee Hsien Loong’s team the best performance across the constituencies.
Source: www.todayonline.com
