Former SAF chief of staff, ex-Transport Ministry director seen in Punggol

Former SAF chief of staff – joint staff Goh Pei Ming and former Ministry of Transport director Foo Cexiang were on April 6 seen walking the ground in the new Punggol GRC, fuelling expectations that they are likely to run in the upcoming general election.

- Nadine Chua

Both men were seen with Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MPs – Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, senior ministers of state Janil Puthucheary and Desmond Tan, Mr Sharael Taha and Ms Yeo Wan Ling – at an event organised by DBS Bank.

Also present at the event was Minister of State Sun Xueling, the MP for Punggol West SMC.

Mr Goh was in the afternoon also spotted at an East Coast GRC event together with some incumbent East Coast MPs, namely Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jessica Tan and Ms Cheryl Chan.

On the sidelines of the morning event, where an initiative was launched to help neighbourhood merchants with digital marketing, Mr Goh said: "I've been following Dr Janil around, understanding the grassroots work that's being done here, going for some of the block visits and block parties, and understanding the community here in Punggol. It's really vibrant. I like it here very much."

Mr Goh added that he has also joined Ms Sun at a community event, and will be joining Ms Yeo as she meets residents in her area in Punggol Shore in the coming week. As for Mr Foo, he said that he was at the event as a volunteer for the Punggol grassroots organisation, which he joined on April 2.

"We've met quite a number of residents and it has been great interacting with them. Overall, I think we've had quite a positive response, and we've had good conversations with them on what they love about Punggol," said Mr Foo.