The Big Read: 30 years of NMP scheme - are non-partisan, unelected voices still needed in Parliament?

Former NMPs and political analysts said that improvements must be made, particularly in allowing for greater transparency in its selection process and ensuring the candidates selected are truly representative of Singapore. Asst Prof Walid Jumblatt Abdullah from NTU’s SSS said that the committee should put in more effort to explain to Singaporeans the reasons why the final slate was chosen, “rather than a vague statement about how all of them are qualified”.