NDP chief resigns for personal reasons

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Colonel Nelson Yau, the Chief of National Day Parade, Chief Guards Officer, and the commander of the 21^st Division of Singapore Armed Forces has resigned out of the blue stating the reason of resignation as “personal” on Monday.

News have hit analysts and senior officials of SAF in a surprising manner as the commander resigned only five months prior to the annual parade which was to celebrate 46^th anniversary of the national services of the country this year. Several rumours started to circulate as the NDP chief announced his resignation, which cooled down a bit today when he mentioned the reason of resignation to be personal affairs.

Ministry of Defence did not make an official announcement for his resignation despite Yau handing over his resignation last week to the concerned officials of MINDEF.

40-year-old Colonel Yau had assumed the position of the commander of the 21^st Division the last year. He also received silver medal for his performance and is known to be one of the best commanders by his seniors. His resignation has upset quite a few. His team was informed the previous week when Yau handed in the resignation. Arrangements for his replacement are already in place.

Announcing to the media on Monday morning, the Director of Public Affairs at MINDEF, Colonol Desmond Tan said, “Col Nelson Yau, current Chief Guards Officer, has asked to leave the SAF for personal reasons. The SAF will be appointing a senior officer to take over the Chief Guards Officer post. The new Chief Guards Officer will also take on the responsibility of being Chairman of NDP 2012 Executive Committee”.

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