What excuse will the PAP give now?
FRIDAY, 25 JUNE 2010
Singapore Democrats
When Bukit Timah Road flooded in 2009, Environment Minister
Yaacob Ibrahim told us it was a once-in-50-years freak incident. When Orchard Road was flooded,
the problem was debris in a culvert blocking the water flow.
Always an excuse, never acknowledgement of failure of planning.
This morning's floods - now over several parts of Singapore
including Upper Thomson Road, Bukit Timak Road (again), Boon Lay
Road - have exposed the PAP's hubris yet again.
When will the ministers stand up like a true leaders and accept
responsibility, apologise to the public and make sure that genuine
effort is made to alleviate the problems. If the situation warrants
it (as in the case of Mr Wong Kan Seng over the repeated security
breaches), the minister should be replaced.
Instead, we see the PAP making the unseemly move of blaming the
public servants. When Mas Selamat escaped, it was the police
officers. When the MRT depot was broken into, into was the SMRT.
When Orchard Road was flooded, it was the PUB.
Public servants take directions from the PAP politicians. The
ministers determine how much resources is made available for
infrastructure maintenance and improvement. Without proper planning
and foresight from the political leadership, things go wrong.
This is why the PAP ministers, not civil servants, must be held
accountable.
The Orchard Road flood was blamed on a blocked culvert, not a
failed canal system. Translation: The former meant that someone at
the PUB was not vigilant enough to make sure that the drain
remained unobstructed, the latter was lack of planning on the part
of the politicians.
Were there more blocked culverts in this morning's floods? Or will
the Government finally take responsibility.
Through all these incidents the Prime Minister has, and is
continuing, to hide. Mr Lee Hsien Loong has not uttered a word
about the recent floods and the security breach into tthe MRT
depot. He has shown absolutely zero leadership.
When there are accolades the ministers stand right in front to
absorb the fragrance, using it to increase their salaries. When
troubles come, they hide and push the blame to others. Welcome to
the world of the PAP.
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