Strong leadership matters especially for a small city-state like Singapore. The 4G Team has proven themselves through the handling of this pandemic where they had kept the supply chains going, ensured essential supplies and food supplies, prevented deep scaring of the economy through lockdown, saved many jobs and created a lot more.
As the growing rivalry between China and the US metastasises into "the main threat to global stability", the 4G leaders must have a mandate to govern based on what is best for Singapore, Mr Goh Chok Tong said.
The 4G Team will inherit a world that is more hostile and challenging than it is for previous leaders including PM Lee Hsien Loong.
Strong support of Singaporeans for the 4G is necessary so that they can avoid being caught in political games where foreign leaders do not take them seriously because they do not believe they will be in power over the long term.
Fireside chat at a UOB Private Bank forum on Friday (June 3).
