Is it too early to be euphoric?

 The sudden announement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on 15 April 2024  to step down and hand over the baton to DPM Lawrence Wong has taken Singaporeans by storm. Is this the coming of an era to give  much awaited renaissance to Singapore/ DPM  Lawrence Wong comes with very high credentials to take Singapore forward and he seems to be a godsend at a time of worsening world geopolitics.

But let's face facts. DPM Wong has done very well in tackling the Covid19 pandemic  but what are hi potentials as a prime minister is an unknown factor. He makes the most attractive promises that would mesmerize the people but it's still all  talk.  And how they will be fulfilled is still in the air. He declares tht your dreams will inspire his actions and may be uttered in a moment of flippancy. what guarantee?

PM Lee Hsien Loong pays very high tributes to DPM Wong for his exceptional competency in his undertaking. PM Lee Hsien Loong is doing this in order to cover his own character flaw in a subliminal manner. He is drawing millions of people's money for so-called public service but in actual fact he is really enriching  himself. As David Marshall said what do they want to do with all this money when they cannot take it to their graves. It would be interesting to watch how DPM Wong views this obseene wealth which has been the wrath of the people of Singapore as a kind of plunder of people's money.Will DPM Wong have a clear conscience to reduce this inflated pay to a more decent amount in comparable to global standard.PM Lee Hsien Loong draws  no less than four times the salary of the American President This will be a test of DPM Wong's humanistic mission.

I think in all  respect it is still too early to give a verdict on DPM Lawrence Wong performance.  Let's wait till he has settled down and perform.