160 veterans to table no-confidence vote at extraordinary meeting
| By Wong Kim Hoh, Senior Writer | ||
 |  | Former Aware president and Nominated Member of Parliament Braema Mathi, who is in the group calling for an EOGM, said members need to know more from the new exco. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO |
A group of 160 veterans are calling for an extraordinary general meeting (EOGM) where they intend to table a vote of no confidence in the new executive council.
In a statement on Tuesday, they expressed concern over the unusual nature of the March 28 annual general meeting 'when a large number of new members turned up and appeared to vote for several office bearers, all of whom are also new members'.
Older members present were shocked when the newcomers contested and won almost all positions, beating more seasoned members by wide majorities.
Those calling for an EOGM also found it disturbing that Mrs Claire Nazar, who was elected president without a contest, resigned within days.
The new exco members have yet to make known publicly who they are, how they are connected, what prompted them to take over in the manner that they did, or their plans for Singapore's leading women's group.
Repeated attempts to reach exco members for comments have drawn a blank since last week.
Ms Corinna Lim, 44, a spokesman for the old guard group, told The Straits Times: 'It is necessary to have an EOGM because we need an open discussion of what their agenda is.
'We've had a lot of calls from concerned members but we have had no communication from the new exco.'
Ms Lim, a corporate counsel, said that under the Aware constitution, an EOGM must be called if 10 per cent of the membership ask for one in writing. Given the rules, it could be held within a month.
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