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Cabinet Dogfight Hots Up: I-taukei Cabinet Ministers want Aiyaz Khaiyum removed; Kubuabola wants PM job, Tikoduadua clashed with Khaiyum last week; infighting hots up as Bainimarama wants to become President

11/3/2015

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By VICTOR LAL
On the Cabinet Dogfight

AIYAZ SAYED KHAIYUM should have seen it coming. After all, he was our delegated and trusted bomb maker shortly after the 1987 coups, assigned to STOP one of the most violent racist thug of a man - Ratu Inoke Kubuabola - the co-leader of the I-taukei Movement. Today Kubuabola is Fiji's Foreign Minister in the Fiji First Party. In 1987 he was terrorizing Indo-Fijians in the name of bogus indigenous nationalism! When Fijileaks saw his name on the ballot paper for the September 2014 election, the pro-democracy blog rightly proclaimed:
HE IS BACK: The OLD violent racist and nationalist Inoke Kubuabola who drove thousands of Indo-Fijians out of Fiji in 1987 is standing for election under FijiFirst Party banner, led by Bainimarama and Khaiyum!

As we revealed recently, Kubuabola was the only candidate who did not dip into FFP election fund managed by Khaiyum. Kubuabola had funds from some Indo-Fijian businessmen to fight the election, and hence is not obligated to Khaiyum. In fact, he spends most of his time with the Opposition, with some in the FFP suggesting he should join them instead of holding the post of Foreign Minister. Others say he is still a racist and an opportunist - now wanting to become Prime Minister for Frank Bainimarama, whom Pio Tikoduadua refers to as 'a bumbling idiot', plans to replace Ratu Epeli Nailatikau as the next President.

Again, Khaiyum should have seen the writing on the wall. Like Kubuabola, Bainimarama's struggle since the 1987 coups has been his very own survival; after all, he was the young naval officer who was guarding Khaiyum and other detainees at the Central Police Station on behalf of Sitiveni Rabuka's 1987 coupists and men of religion and terror. Khaiyum is equally aware that one of the ten balaclava soldiers who stormed Parliament on 14 May 1987, 108 years to the day when the first Indian indentured coolies had landed in Fiji in 1879, was none other than Iowane Naivalarua - Kubuabola's ambassador designate to China. Naivalarua's son is married to Kubuabola's daughter.

The 1987 coup conspirators are still at-large, so we are not surprised at the conspiracy to get rid of Khaiyum, not because of his dictatorial style but also because he is an Indo-Fijian - once 'a coolie always a coolie' tag at play in the recent political power struggle going on inside the Cabinet. The extent of Kubuabola's role in the violent and brutal beatings of 1987 Indo-Fijian coup opponents was starkly revealed in evidence submitted by those close to him in my own asylum trial in London in 1988. In 2000 he re-emerged after the George Speight coup to condemn me.

As interim Minister for Information he told the world media in August 2000: "
Victor Lal’s articles [in Fiji's Daily Post] all have a simple, indeed simplistic stance, restore [Mahendra] Chaudhry and impose democracy as defined by Lal and his friends. What he is advocating is an Indian supremacist doctrine, a new version of Hitlerian herrenvolk for Fiji. The racism lies in his desires, not those of us Fijians. His obsession to control Fiji, blinds him to his own ambitions.”

This racist opportunist has not changed his stripe nor his views and the dislike of Indo-Fijians, especially those like Khaiyum who are standing up to him, preventing his ambition to replace Bainimarama as Prime Minister. In his appointments Kubuabola still keeps his 1987 racist comrades well greased and rewarded - take, for example, Isikeli Mataitoga, the ambassador. Mataitoga and I clashed on BBC television in 1987 on opposite sides of the racial divide; he was dressed in Fijian army uniform, defending the torture, naked racism, beatings, Sunday Methodist ban etc etc etc in the name of indigenous rights. Sadly, many Indo-Fijians now abusing me had quietly slipped into hiding from Rabuka, or sought greener pastures overseas. Many are in Kubuabola's sulu. During the BBC TV exchanges I had asserted: "The coup raises one fundamental question: how many generation does it take one to become a native. My coolie ancestors were foreigners to Fiji in 1879, not me nor other Indo-Fijians."
To be continued
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Yep
10/3/2015 05:19:01 pm

The Bainimarama coup was a successful power grab. They have all had a good taste of power and the privileges that go with it. It is only logical that they should want more - for themselves - after eight years .and stepping over one another to acquire more power is but a minor matter for these power hungery scoundrels.

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And
10/3/2015 05:58:42 pm

Fijileaks saw Ratu Inoke Kubuabolas name on the ballot paper for the September 2014 elections and the pro- democracy blog rightly proclaimed the old racist, nationalist , violent thug who drove many Indo- Fijians out of their country of birth in the 1987 Rabuka military coup was back standing I under the Fiji first party banner of Coupist Bainimarama and Khaiyum.
But that did not stop many idiotic Indo- Fijians in Fiji and overseas bereft of their own traumatic history from throwing their support behind these thugs.

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Chun Mun
10/3/2015 08:02:58 pm

The vote was for Bainimarama, NOT for racist Kubuabola.

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Dancing Pigeon
11/3/2015 04:39:24 am

By fluke or by crook! The game is about the brain and the smarts.......everything happens for a reason.....this was all meant to be for FFP to win election how else would we hit the nail to its head. Your days are numbered numbskull!

FB
11/3/2015 05:59:43 am

A vote for FB is a vote for K and FF as a whole under the new election system.

Yep
11/3/2015 08:44:25 am

There you go. You show your political naïveté . You mean the vote - your vote - was for the dictator, Frank Bainimarama? Kubuabola was a racist and Bainimarama a fascist. You decided to vote for a fascist. Wow! What a choice!

rajend naidu
10/3/2015 06:06:22 pm

I was going to write a letter to editor to the Fiji Times to ask how come we have not seen anything on or from Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum in the papers for two consecutive days! Then I spotted this piece in Fijileaks.
Now I know why the spotlight is not on our own Sarukh khan!

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Haroon
11/3/2015 02:42:26 pm

AG Khaiyum and CJ and some other people including Ashwin Raj are in flight off to Geneva to speak at Human Rights Council. And I dont think people speak from aircraft, do they?

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Pio Tikoiduadua
10/3/2015 06:47:54 pm

We were at a receiving end of his whip when employment contracts of many were terminated, myself included.

Many suffered hardship in their personal lives because of his actions including blacklisting for further job opportunities and mortgagey sale of homes,destroying lives in the name of building a better fiji.

Now we hear he is vying for PM's job,maybe he is a changed man and has a better perspective of building a better fiji, and maybe just maybe he deserves a chance to lead fiji.

God Bless!

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With Regret
11/3/2015 02:28:31 pm

I see what you saying. Notwithstanding RFMF remained Final Bastian of Law but your own Commander was only listening to this man and this man alone.

Your Commander is retired from RFMF and RFMF are no longer Final Bastian of Law under 2013 Constitution, so only another coup to remove this govt and seek Court's Declaration on the validity of 2013 Constitution is the only option.

It is not all about you personally to becoming vindictive towards Khaiyum that your employment contract was terminated. You already showing you have an emotional aspect to your dislike, but failed in your own duty to defend the 1997 Constitution which as final bastian was your employment duty.

AS such you RFMF boys forgot you were final bastian until then but as Military Council had no balls and too afraid because you got lied to all aspects of Governing law of Land.

As for Kumbubola, he has been a traitor to Fiji. Indigenous Fijians dumped his SVT Party but he is like a bakewa finding little holes to sneak back in each time.

For his own personal gain, he advocates Fijian supremacist doctrine, a new version of Hitlerian herrenvolk for Fiji. The racism lies in his desires, not those of us Fijians who voted his SVT out of Office. His obsession to control Fiji, blinds him to his own ambitions.

The Great Council Of Chiefs had given each race and each religion equal suffrage with proprtionate representation in cabinet so they could pool resources together to deliver JUST policies for new Fiji.

In that new Fiji Kubuabola's SVT was dumped by indigenous Fijians. and in this cabinet votes he received is peanuts and next man down is our belovedly hated Khaiyum. His daughter even did not vote for him period.

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well well well
10/3/2015 06:51:09 pm

well said rajen naidu....he is very sad for what transpired in the last two days....wats out for his next movie.. 'the dictator'

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Kavita
10/3/2015 09:49:56 pm

Great news, fijileaks. The novice Kaiyum could not read this can happen and failed to gain the respect and confidence from all quarters. He will be nowhere in terms of getting FF caucus support. A serial lier who has utopian thoughts about Fiji. Welcome to Fiji politics, Kaiyum. Resign.

Hon Pio Tikoduadua may be a better choice to lead . Of course under the circumstances, a GNU might be the best answer for Fiji.

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Welcome Home
11/3/2015 01:55:30 am

No measure can be made of the collective and ongoing torment and individual suffering let loose on Fiji since 1987. Only a GNU would have the ability to ensure that truth and reconciliation be delivered as was asked for back in 2005 by former Police Commissioner Hughes along with many others. No reply was received from the PM or his Office . Such intransigence has further compounded individual and collective suffering. Indeed may God bless Fiji and at long last facilitate peace and an end to our anguish!

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Don't trust Aiyaaz link
11/3/2015 02:56:48 am

Aiyaaz should never be trusted. He singlehandedly destroyed trust, schemed to dictate and manipulate decrees, policies, and even designed a constitution only to benefit himself and those who were close to him. He cares nothing about anyone, the country, FF party and supporters can starve, and rot. It doesn't matter to him. Just sit back and think what didn't he dictate, control, and manipulate only to benefit himself and his. He will not silently to the back bench. He will not allow anyone, or a GNU to flourish since he won't be able to control like he is doing now. Watch him. He is dangerous.

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And
11/3/2015 09:00:40 am

And, don't trust Frank Bainimarama. He is a military thug who grabbed power. All his claims to being committed to democracy and human rights is false. He is a dictator. The democratic garb he has adorned is just a convenient front to get on side with the international mob and get all the funding and other goodies they offer when one has " returned to democracy ".

Jay Toorak
11/3/2015 04:03:00 am

They had it good...All good things come to an end...

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rajend naidu
11/3/2015 04:18:55 pm

Australian democracy is far from perfect ( I might have said that before ) but the beauty about it is that a citizen can openly without any fear say of its prime minister " ... He does not deserve to lead our country ".
There are many in Fiji who do not deserve to be in parliament let alone being prime minister. But citizens are frightened to say and the local newspaper would not publish such comments because they too are scared shitless.

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Evasive Pio Tikoduadua
12/3/2015 07:04:31 pm

He was as evasive as:FT report on cabinet split,not emphatic at all in support of his AG.

That he even spoke on the matter suggests definite change sooner than later.

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Gagaj
12/3/2015 07:58:56 pm

Lots of hate talk and racist remarks leading us nowhere, but one thing for certain; you lose in the election, you lose the right to be included in Parliament for whatever reason - say 'no thanks' and keep your integrity. Fiji is now one big constituency, it only needs one group of people to lead this Nation - the first 50 past the post!!! only then will we be able to say "we have the rightful leaders that the majority voted for" - some of them have been left out post election and they have a right to be heard and to be the rightful candidates to replace any who leaves before the next election(??)

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Jay Vere
16/3/2015 03:57:40 am

No need to post now but it's really more for you to ponder than for the readers Victor. When we see a beam in someone's eye be aware of the mote in our own. We've got the same problem but a much bigger one that we see in the other person. That's the truth in reality. Steer away from racial bias but pursue justice objectively and vigorously

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