SINGAPORE: Three days before more than 2.7 million Singaporeans troop to the polls to cast their vote for President, the team of one of the candidates has said it will no longer be accepting volunteers.
In a message posted on former GIC chief investor Ng Kok Song’s Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok accounts, Mr Ng’s campaign team wrote that there has been “an outpouring of support” from members of the public who have expressed the desire to volunteer for his campaign.
The message included an apology, as the team has not been able to respond to those who have reached out.
“We have now accepted a sufficient number of volunteers, who will be deployed on polling day to ensure the integrity of the voting process. After considering our requirements, we have decided not to continue accepting more volunteers. While we deeply appreciate the support, unfortunately, we are not able to include everyone who came forward to offer their time and effort,” it read.
The team thanked those who have offered their help once again and added that, at this point, it is “focusing on maintaining our key message to voters.”
Instead, those who want to would “help enormously by sharing your friends, families and colleagues” why they believed Mr Ng “is the best choice for Singapore in this contest,” as “every vote counts.”
In a Facebook post on Monday (Aug 28), the candidate recounted that he had gone to Lau Pa Sat at midday and had the chance to meet “many young professionals who work in the CBD. I was grateful that my message of non-partisanship resonated so strongly with many of them.”
Mr Ng also went to Ayer Rajah Food Centre earlier that day, where he expressed concerns over certain opposition figures supporting fellow presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian. /TISG
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