[h=1]DR KOH POH KOON MAY BE CONTESTING IN ANG MO KIO GRC IN THE NEXT GE[/h]
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1 Nov 2014 - 7:40pm
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PM Lee Hsien Loong was in Ang Mo Kio this morning as part of the annual tree planting day but one interesting observation was that Dr Koh Poh Koon AKA "The Son Of Punggol" was also in the entourage working with residents.
Dr Koh, the losing PAP candidate from the Punggol East by-election in January last year, was seen talking to residents and helping out alongside PM Lee in Ang Mo Kio.
When asked by the media, Dr Koh explained that he had been invited to join in the activities there by Mr Seng Han Thong, another MP from Ang Mo Kio GRC.
It is understood that Dr Koh also stepped down from his position as the Chairman of the PAP Punggol East Branch today as well.
He indicated that he would be spending more time on the ground in Ang Mo Kio to see where he can contribute.
While he did not officially say that he was moving to a grassroots or PAP branch office leadership position, his indication that he would spend more time here in the future has some netizens speculating he will contest in Ang Mo Kio in the next GE.
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Dr Koh, a colorectal surgeon, was first brought into the political spotlight when he was suddenly parachuted in to contest at the Punggol East by-election last year.
During that time, he was constantly accompanied by DPM Teo Chee Hean throughout campaigning. However, he still lost to WP’s Lee Li Lian.
It seems that now, he may have another chance to get into Parliament and collect an extra 15k salary at taxpayers’ expense; this time, with the help of PM Lee Hsien Loong and a whole GRC.
The voters already decided once that they did not want Dr Koh. Will the residents of Ang Mo Kio say the same if Dr Koh is indeed fielded as a back-door MP under the wing of PM Lee?
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Worse than his gaffe of saying that "everybody has a car" perhaps is his own self-declared title of "Son of Punggol".
At the time of the by-election in Punggol East, Dr Koh had insisted that he would stay on and serve the residents of Punggol East whether or not he was elected to be their MP. He had highlighted that he was a "Son of Punggol" and he would serve the residents no matter what.
It seems that he may be going back on his words now for the chance to get a seat in Parliament.
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Post date:
1 Nov 2014 - 7:40pm
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PM Lee Hsien Loong was in Ang Mo Kio this morning as part of the annual tree planting day but one interesting observation was that Dr Koh Poh Koon AKA "The Son Of Punggol" was also in the entourage working with residents.
Dr Koh, the losing PAP candidate from the Punggol East by-election in January last year, was seen talking to residents and helping out alongside PM Lee in Ang Mo Kio.
When asked by the media, Dr Koh explained that he had been invited to join in the activities there by Mr Seng Han Thong, another MP from Ang Mo Kio GRC.
It is understood that Dr Koh also stepped down from his position as the Chairman of the PAP Punggol East Branch today as well.
He indicated that he would be spending more time on the ground in Ang Mo Kio to see where he can contribute.
While he did not officially say that he was moving to a grassroots or PAP branch office leadership position, his indication that he would spend more time here in the future has some netizens speculating he will contest in Ang Mo Kio in the next GE.
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Dr Koh, a colorectal surgeon, was first brought into the political spotlight when he was suddenly parachuted in to contest at the Punggol East by-election last year.
During that time, he was constantly accompanied by DPM Teo Chee Hean throughout campaigning. However, he still lost to WP’s Lee Li Lian.
It seems that now, he may have another chance to get into Parliament and collect an extra 15k salary at taxpayers’ expense; this time, with the help of PM Lee Hsien Loong and a whole GRC.
The voters already decided once that they did not want Dr Koh. Will the residents of Ang Mo Kio say the same if Dr Koh is indeed fielded as a back-door MP under the wing of PM Lee?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8qo0uvBxE
Worse than his gaffe of saying that "everybody has a car" perhaps is his own self-declared title of "Son of Punggol".
At the time of the by-election in Punggol East, Dr Koh had insisted that he would stay on and serve the residents of Punggol East whether or not he was elected to be their MP. He had highlighted that he was a "Son of Punggol" and he would serve the residents no matter what.
It seems that he may be going back on his words now for the chance to get a seat in Parliament.