Cabinet Reshuffle A Dangerous Game of Musical Chairs
The latest Cabinet reshuffle is disappointing, and signals the PAP-led government's clear lack of preparation and direction.
It is incredulous to see that Mr Lawrence Wong and Mr Ong Ye Kung have been skirted to head different ministries barely a year after taking charge of Education and Transport respectively.
While the Prime Minister has apologised for the "disruptive" move, he has never given a clear explanation regarding the need for the disruption.
If Mr Wong and Mr Ong are indeed frontrunners to become the next PM, then the moves do not inspire confidence at all.
Rather, it shows that they are dispensable - they can be easily removed just as easily as they are appointed.
The SDA is proud that Singapore has a dedicated and capable civil service to hold up the nation, despite such instability amongst the political elite.
Civil servants have been made to unreasonably bear the brunt of the mad scramble at the top due to what appears to be an utter lack of foresight and preparation for leadership succession.
We are grateful for their perseverance.
At the same time, the SDA is concerned that Ministers who appear to be under-performing in their roles are simply rotated to lead different ministries.
To put it gently, the tenures of Mr Gan Kim Yong and Mrs Josephine Teo in Healthcare and Manpower have been unspectacular.
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