SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) on Sunday (Dec 28) said in response to CNA’s queries that its party cadres have requested for a special conference to be held and that the party’s top decision-making body – the Central Executive Committee (CEC) – will be “following up on the request”.
WP’s statement comes after party secretary-general Pritam Singh’s conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee, with the matter set to be discussed in parliament on Jan 12 next year.
CNA understands over 20 cadres have signed a letter calling for the special conference to be held in February, and that Mr Singh’s position as the party chief could be among the topics discussed.
In a statement on Facebook, WP said: “The Workers’ Party confirms that a request has been made for a Special Cadre Members’ Conference, and Party Chair Ms Sylvia Lim has acknowledged the receipt of this request to the Cadre Member.”
As stated in the party’s Constitution, the party’s chair, the CEC or 10 per cent of the cadre membership or at least 20 cadres – whichever is higher – may at any time call a Special Cadre Members’ Conference for specific purposes to be indicated.
Hence, the number of signatories in the letter meet the stated threshold in the party’s constitution. It was previously reported that WP has around 100 cadres – party members with voting rights.
