SINGAPORE: The PAP team in Jalan Besar GRC said it
was working hard to prepare the ground for the next General
Election due by February 2012.
Environment Minister Yaacob Ibrahim who is also an MP in the GRC
said this to reporters on the sidelines of the Jalan Besar GRC
Roadshow.
The roadshow aims to celebrate the People's Association's 50th
Anniversary and pay tribute to grassroots leaders.
Dr Tan Wu Meng, Organising Secretary for Young PAP and a registrar
with the Department of Medical Oncology at the National Cancer
Centre, has been volunteering in Dr Lee Boon Yang's ward.
Dr Lee has said he intended to retire from politics.
"He's interested to volunteer, so he's volunteering in Dr Lee's
ward...as and when there are volunteers who have emerged and are
keen to volunteer, they come in and we sort of assign them to some
of the MPs within the GRC. In this case, Dr Lee is the the most
senior, he's the best candidate for all of us to understudy," said
Dr Yaacob.
In every election, the People's Action Party changes about a
quarter to a third of its MPs and at Jalan Besar GRC, the PAP team
has said that it was unfazed by any opposition threat and has
always been ready for a challenge.
Dr Yaacob said that as the minister anchoring the GRC, it was his
duty to ensure that his team is well-prepared.
"The Prime Minister will have the final say on where I go, whether
I stand or not, or whether I stand on Jalan Besar or another GRCs.
It's up to the PM to decide."
Dr Yaacob said his team is drawing up a new five year plan to take
the GRC forward and has as part of the process, been collating
feedback from residents and grassroots leaders.
-CNA/ac
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