In any case of negligence, the buck must stop somewhere, else it
becomes a witch hunt.
In most cases, either the most expendable or the most responsible
person takes the fall. As in Keppel shipyard, the safety officer
took the fall rather than the safety manager.
It's therefore the same for Nicoll Highway collapse. I will be the
first to admit that Yeo Cheow Tong has not run a tight ship during
his tenure as Transport Minister. And definitely, a better man
should be there.
But which is better? Allow him to clean up his own mess or replace
him with someone better? Don't forget by replacing him, he gets
clean away from the sh i t he created in the first place.
