RESIGN, BARBARA MALIMALI, for compromising the independence and integrity of the Fiji Elections Office.
 Malimali |  Leung |  Mataiciwa |
A letter signed by Malimali and sighted by Fijileaks recommends Suva lawyer Graham Leung replace Mataiciwa. It is alleged Malimali wants to scupper FICAC probes, referred to it by Mataiciwa, against several high-profile Coalition Ministers. The 'Malimali Letter' was hand-delivered to the Constitutional Offices Commission on the afternoon of 2 April.
Fijileaks: We thought Fiji had voted to clean-up CORRUPTION and rampant NEPOTISM and Kila Vata appointments.
*It is sickening, really, that nearly 25 years later, the name of Graham Leung is still being bandied about as that 'Saviour in Shinning Knight' who should take control of the running of the Elections Office.
Come off, Fiji.
*We suggest Leung call on the Coalition government to make public the 'Report on the Great Council of Chiefs'.
*We don't know what the hell Leung and Baledrodroka recommended, with I-Taukei Minister Iferemi Vasu in bed with the convicted Chinese gangster Jason Zhong.
*There are allegations that Vasu interferred this week and got the stop order on Zhong lifted so the two could travel to Hong Kong.
*The weed and bonking sex Minister Lynda Tabuya has also flown out to Hong Kong, as if these Coalition lot are untouchable from the long arm of the law.
But what can Fiji expect, when Barbara Malimali has joined the club.
According to the information, a letter from the chair of the Electoral Commission Barbara Malimali was hand delivered to the Constitutional Offices Commission (COC) Tuesday afternoon requesting that Ms Mataiciwa be replaced by a former chairman of the Electoral Commission as the substantive SoE.
This is despite a media statement from Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (27 Jan 2024) that the CoC had already decided on the substantive appointee and he could not see why the announcement was being delayed.
In response to the PM’s concern the Attorney General had then explained that they were in the process of working out the terms and conditions of the post before making a formal announcement. Ms Mataiciwa is still awaiting that letter of confirmation some two months later.
Following the receipt of this information yesterday afternoon, Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry wrote to the Chair of the Electoral Commission seeking confirmation whether or not a letter had been sent to the CoC secretariat seeking to remove Ms Mataiciwa.
The Commission chair has not responded to the letter.
“We believe from what has transpired that there are elements within government seeking to remove Ms Mataiciwa.
“Is it because she has referred complaints lodged against some senior Cabinet Ministers to FICAC?
“ If so, this is outright interference with the due process particularly as the appointment had already been made according to the Prime Minister who is the Chair of CoC,” said Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry.
At their quarterly meeting with the Acting Supervisor of Elections on Wednesday 3 April, all opposition political parties present (Labour, NFP, Unity and All Peoples Party had expressed confidence in Ms Mataiciwa and had requested confirmation of her appointment without any further delay.
“We believe the Constitutional Offices Commission had decided to appoint Ms Mataiciwa who has been acting in that position since January 2023,” said Mr Chaudhry.
This is despite a media statement from Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (27 Jan 2024) that the CoC had already decided on the substantive appointee and he could not see why the announcement was being delayed.
In response to the PM’s concern the Attorney General had then explained that they were in the process of working out the terms and conditions of the post before making a formal announcement. Ms Mataiciwa is still awaiting that letter of confirmation some two months later.
Following the receipt of this information yesterday afternoon, Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry wrote to the Chair of the Electoral Commission seeking confirmation whether or not a letter had been sent to the CoC secretariat seeking to remove Ms Mataiciwa.
The Commission chair has not responded to the letter.
“We believe from what has transpired that there are elements within government seeking to remove Ms Mataiciwa.
“Is it because she has referred complaints lodged against some senior Cabinet Ministers to FICAC?
“ If so, this is outright interference with the due process particularly as the appointment had already been made according to the Prime Minister who is the Chair of CoC,” said Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry.
At their quarterly meeting with the Acting Supervisor of Elections on Wednesday 3 April, all opposition political parties present (Labour, NFP, Unity and All Peoples Party had expressed confidence in Ms Mataiciwa and had requested confirmation of her appointment without any further delay.
“We believe the Constitutional Offices Commission had decided to appoint Ms Mataiciwa who has been acting in that position since January 2023,” said Mr Chaudhry.
By our Founding Editor-in-Chief, Fiji's Daily Post, 4 December 2005
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