‘I think people deserve to vote’, says George Goh who hopes to run for president
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans must be given a chance to vote in the upcoming presidential election, said entrepreneur George Goh on Tuesday, adding that he was confident he would qualify for the race.picking up an application form for a certificate of eligibility,His wife Lysa Sumali and four children turned up with him at around 10am. A group of around 50 of his supporters, wearing red T-shirts, arrived about half an hour earlier.
“In due course, I will submit the number of companies I founded, incorporated, am a shareholder of, a founding member... I’ll put together and submit to the Presidential Elections Committee.” On Monday, he said that he had tendered his resignation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to ensure his independence as a candidate.
The list includes companies struggling with their market cap numbers, or have been recording sustained pre-tax losses. An online check of Mr Goh has also shown that his name was included in a 2013 Offshore Leaks database by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , which disclosed details of some 130,000 offshore accounts.
Asked if he thought that not being able to “clearly qualify” would hurt his credibility and chances, Mr Goh reiterated that he was confident he would meet the criteria.
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