SINGAPORE: While the coming General Election will be a tough fight for the People’s Action Party ( PAP ) across the country, it will be more so in wards where the party is not the incumbent, said Dr Lam Pin Min on Sunday ( Apr 20 ).
Dr Lam, who will direct the PAP stone in Sengkang GRC into the May 3 elections, was speaking to the media before a group walkabout at Kopitiam Square.
“As a gathering, we understand that every vote will be a hard fight, not just just in Sengkang only. Every GRC, every SMC, will be a hard struggle, and we will not want to take anything for granted, ” he said.
“If we talk about Sengkang GRC, we are not an former. We do not have the tools of the city government, ” noted Dr Lam, who was a senior minister of state before losing in Sengkang GRC in 2020.
“And we find that as a contender, you’re constantly facing more difficulties compared to somebody who is an entrant in the GRC. ”
Joining Dr Lam on the four-member line-up were fresh faces Bernadette Giam, Elmie Nekmat and Theodora Lai.
Dr Lam added that every prospect will have to “really set in their hearts and minds to make sure that we may get over the faith of our voters”.
He said his team has observed how the former Workers ’ Party team – already comprising Mr He Ting Ru, Associate Professor Jamus Lim and Mr Louis Chua – have served in Sengkang.
“We are also in no fantasy that it is going to be quite easy for us. ( We have ) to do our best to give them a good fight, so that we can give the hope that we can win the hearts and minds of Sengkang voters, to be able to wrest back Sengkang from the Workers ’ Party, ” said Dr Lam.
LOCAL ISSUES
Dr Lam reiterated that his new-look squad, with a lower typical age of 43, brings fresh ideas to address the concerns of younger people.
“ In addition to the national laws, I think there are strategies for us to work on projects locally as well, ” said staff member Ms Lai.
The spouse at a deep technical opportunity shared that in her practice working with youths that they have broken the popular belief that “they are usually on devices”.
Citing the case of a conference she organised bringing young women up for a chat, Ms Lai said that participants managed to build friendships that extended into real-world connections.
“They found that they could relate to each other and each of them had paths that were slightly different from theirs, and they were curious to find out more, and then they connected, ” said Ms Lai.
She said that there could be more of such work in Sengkang to move students away from their houses and get together in real life, whether through working for a reason or simply having discussions.