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ENVIRONMENT OF MADNESS GRIPS FFP:
Is the Minister for Sewage and Waterways now suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome" by supporting his NPD BULLY BOSS?
The Finance Minister’s position is one of a book-keeper. He receives submissions from ministries, puts all submission in a basket and distributes available resources to various ministries. The various ministries undertake and run their ministries as per the budgetary allocation. The Finance Ministry provides an oversight on financial disbursement and management to ensure that books are properly kept. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not need a Master’s Degree in Economics, we do not need a PhD in Economics to be an Economy Minister, rather you need intellectual capacity to articulate the long- term path to articulate the national vision of a Government. You need intellectual capacity to reign in all ministries and statutory bodies to remain on the path to a common vision."
Mahendra Reddy, Minister for Sewage among other things
Fijileaks: Not along ago, he was planning to defect to NFP at
the next election. He had, had, ENOUGH of Khaiyum bullying AND humiliating him. After all, Reddy was hoping to be Finance Minister. Now, is he is suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome" by supporting his
NPD Bully BOSS?
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response. It occurs when hostages or abuse victims bond with their captors or abusers. This psychological connection develops over the course of the days, weeks, months, or even years of captivity or abuse. Frank Bainimarama is already a willing victim to Khaiyum's manipulation of his weaknesses.
Mahendra Reddy on Aiyaz Khaiyum in Parliament, 2 June 2021:
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to speak on the motion by Honourable Kuridrani, who is asking that the Standing Committee on Natural Resources undertake a review of the non-sugar sector. I wish to explain why I will not support the motion, why it is not required, why it is a waste of our time and why this motion demonstrates lack of knowledge and understanding of what is happening in the agricultural sector and the economy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I do that, I need to explain economic realities because agriculture does not operate on its own, but on economic direction and leadership.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond to the question made by the Honourable Tabuya and Honourable Nawaikula for the Minister for Economy to resign, saying he is not functioning well or he is the Minister for everything. First of all, let me explain how the Ministry of Economy portfolio is very different from the portfolio of a Minister of Finance.
The Finance Minister’s position is one of a book-keeper. He receives submissions from ministries, puts all submission in a basket and distributes available resources to various ministries. The various ministries undertake and run their ministries as per the budgetary allocation. The Finance Ministry provides an oversight on financial disbursement and management to ensure that books are properly kept.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, where is the collective vision of the Government? Who ensures that all the ministries work in tandem and combine resources for efficient service delivery? Who ensures that all ministries target the common vision of the Government to improve living standards in quality of life, to deliver inter-generational equity on resource evaluation, consumption and quality of life, to invest in soft and hard infrastructure for long term consumption? It is not the Finance Minister who can do that, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but the Minister for Economy. The question is, who then should be the Economy Minister? The person should be the leader of the Party as they formulate the vision which is super-imposed on government vision. It is for this reason that it is only critical that party leaders, the top two, should not only formulate but lead and execute the economic vision of the party and the Government.
1336 Standing Committee on Natural Resources to Review 2nd June, 2021 Performance of Non-Sugar Agriculture
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not need a Master’s Degree in Economics, we do not need a PhD in Economics to be an Economy Minister, rather you need intellectual capacity to articulate the long- term path to articulate the national vision of a Government. You need intellectual capacity to reign in all ministries and statutory bodies to remain on the path to a common vision. Is the Minister for Economy entrusted with the overall direction of the Government? Ministries and all statutory bodies work in tandem so that the common vision is delivered.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, ability, charisma, skill sets diplomatically liaise with development partners, internal agencies to attract technical and financial resources, is a critical attribute that the person must have. The Honourable Attorney-General and the Minister for Economy has clearly demonstrated time and again his ability and attributes on that front. Who else other than Honourable Attorney- General has these combined skillsets?
HON. L.D. TABUYA.- A Point of Order, Mr. Speaker. I am just waiting to see when he will actually get to his Ministry and the motion. He needs to speak to the motion at hand which is on non-sugar agriculture, not come here and to carry on with this grandstanding. Please, refer to your Ministry and what is the motion, thank you.
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- I will explain.
HON. SPEAKER.- Honourable Minister, you have the floor.
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- Mr. Speaker, Sir, he has deep understanding of the commercial realties and private sector experience. I had the pleasure working under him when I was Chairman of the then Commerce Commission and now FCCC. I too, like some academics and some in the academia, was thinking that a commercial sector functions as articulated in the textbook. But I must say that I learnt a lot from the Honourable Attorney-General on dealing with the commercial sector while I was working under him and I wish to continue to support him while holding this important portfolio as Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the Opposition’s personal hatred for Honourable Attorney-General and their obsession with ethnicity, they cannot see these qualities in him. It is a shame. Honourable Tabuya said they can better run the economy and if they are in Government, the economy will be much better. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was wondering what his magic strategy was. Albeit he slipped last week and revealed our strategy.
When they come into Government, they will establish printers all over Fiji. They will print money, give it out to everyone so people will line up.
HON. OPPOSITION MEMBERS.- Oh!
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- Yes, she said it, Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is on record in the Daily
Hansard.
HON. L.D. TABUYA.- A Point of Order! The Honourable Minister is misleading the House in saying that I said, “We should establish printers all over Fiji” the Reserve Bank of Fiji. Please, quote properly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- She said “print the money.” HON. SPEAKER.- Order, order!
The Parliament adjourned at 12.32
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond to the question made by the Honourable Tabuya and Honourable Nawaikula for the Minister for Economy to resign, saying he is not functioning well or he is the Minister for everything. First of all, let me explain how the Ministry of Economy portfolio is very different from the portfolio of a Minister of Finance.
The Finance Minister’s position is one of a book-keeper. He receives submissions from ministries, puts all submission in a basket and distributes available resources to various ministries. The various ministries undertake and run their ministries as per the budgetary allocation. The Finance Ministry provides an oversight on financial disbursement and management to ensure that books are properly kept.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, where is the collective vision of the Government? Who ensures that all the ministries work in tandem and combine resources for efficient service delivery? Who ensures that all ministries target the common vision of the Government to improve living standards in quality of life, to deliver inter-generational equity on resource evaluation, consumption and quality of life, to invest in soft and hard infrastructure for long term consumption? It is not the Finance Minister who can do that, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but the Minister for Economy. The question is, who then should be the Economy Minister? The person should be the leader of the Party as they formulate the vision which is super-imposed on government vision. It is for this reason that it is only critical that party leaders, the top two, should not only formulate but lead and execute the economic vision of the party and the Government.
1336 Standing Committee on Natural Resources to Review 2nd June, 2021 Performance of Non-Sugar Agriculture
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not need a Master’s Degree in Economics, we do not need a PhD in Economics to be an Economy Minister, rather you need intellectual capacity to articulate the long- term path to articulate the national vision of a Government. You need intellectual capacity to reign in all ministries and statutory bodies to remain on the path to a common vision. Is the Minister for Economy entrusted with the overall direction of the Government? Ministries and all statutory bodies work in tandem so that the common vision is delivered.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, ability, charisma, skill sets diplomatically liaise with development partners, internal agencies to attract technical and financial resources, is a critical attribute that the person must have. The Honourable Attorney-General and the Minister for Economy has clearly demonstrated time and again his ability and attributes on that front. Who else other than Honourable Attorney- General has these combined skillsets?
HON. L.D. TABUYA.- A Point of Order, Mr. Speaker. I am just waiting to see when he will actually get to his Ministry and the motion. He needs to speak to the motion at hand which is on non-sugar agriculture, not come here and to carry on with this grandstanding. Please, refer to your Ministry and what is the motion, thank you.
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- I will explain.
HON. SPEAKER.- Honourable Minister, you have the floor.
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- Mr. Speaker, Sir, he has deep understanding of the commercial realties and private sector experience. I had the pleasure working under him when I was Chairman of the then Commerce Commission and now FCCC. I too, like some academics and some in the academia, was thinking that a commercial sector functions as articulated in the textbook. But I must say that I learnt a lot from the Honourable Attorney-General on dealing with the commercial sector while I was working under him and I wish to continue to support him while holding this important portfolio as Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the Opposition’s personal hatred for Honourable Attorney-General and their obsession with ethnicity, they cannot see these qualities in him. It is a shame. Honourable Tabuya said they can better run the economy and if they are in Government, the economy will be much better. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was wondering what his magic strategy was. Albeit he slipped last week and revealed our strategy.
When they come into Government, they will establish printers all over Fiji. They will print money, give it out to everyone so people will line up.
HON. OPPOSITION MEMBERS.- Oh!
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- Yes, she said it, Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is on record in the Daily
Hansard.
HON. L.D. TABUYA.- A Point of Order! The Honourable Minister is misleading the House in saying that I said, “We should establish printers all over Fiji” the Reserve Bank of Fiji. Please, quote properly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
HON. DR. M. REDDY.- She said “print the money.” HON. SPEAKER.- Order, order!
The Parliament adjourned at 12.32
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