The former failed SODELPA candidate who was among the 13 Management Board Members to vote for a coalition with PAP, is now Rabuka's nominee, along with Jon Apted of Munro Leys, on the COC.
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"I deliberately nominated Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum's name for the commission as he and and I are needed in the commission to ensure the 2013 Constitution is followed. I will be leading the charge for the FijiFirst from inside parliament while Khaiyum will be doing FijiFirst work from outside parliament." - Frank Bainimarama
MP: A-G ordered FTV to share television rights
"Ms Waqanika needed counselling sessions because “she cannot let go of what happened I think 10 years ago”. Khaiyum, 29 March 2022
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum ordered Fiji Television Ltd (FTV) board members and executives to agree to share their television rights to the World Rugby Sevens Series with the Government-owned Fijian Broadcasting Corporation, Opposition MP Tanya Waqanika told Parliament.
Ms Waqanika, a former senior manager at Fiji TV, made the allegation on Friday during debate on the Revised 2021-22 National Budget after Mr Sayed-Khaiyum accused her of lying about the government’s stance on the University of the South Pacific.
Ms Waqanika accused Mr Sayed-Khaiyum of being “a liar” saying that if he wanted to speak about integrity, “make sure your own house is clean”. Ms Waqanika told Parliament she was present as a Fiji TV manager in November 2014 at a meeting at Mr Sayed-Khaiyum’s office where the broadcasting of the World Rugby Sevens Series was discussed.
“I would refresh his memory, (when) in my presence and the two other former Fijian Holdings board members, the former Solicitor-General and the other two Fiji TV executives,” she said. She told Parliament Mr Sayed-Khaiyum “told us that we are to sign this press release and you (Fiji TV) will agree to share IRB 7s to FBC”.
“So if anyone here is a liar, he is a liar,” she said.
“What did I lie about in that context?” Mr Sayed-Khaiyum replied. “Where is the lie? There is no lie.”
Ms Waqanika said the group did not sign the news release, nor did they compromise their integrity.
“When we talk about governance, when we talk about lies, we make sure that our own back yards are clean. It is shocking that in a public listed company, that a minister could interfere at that level because in any true democratic country, he would have been fired back in 2014. Please do not use loosely the words ‘good governance’.”
In reply, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said Ms Waqanika needed counselling sessions because “she cannot let go of what happened I think 10 years ago”.
“The cross-carriage licence (a legal arrangement under a 2014 law) was put in place subsequently,” he said. “…to allow ordinary Fijians to watch programs that were of importance to them, because we had licences or sponsorship given by one TV company, other people watching other TVs or they did not have the right aerial, could not watch that.”
Raising a point of order, Ms Waqanika said she had not talked about cross-carriage issues in her speech but had referred to governance. In response, Mr Sayed Khaiyum said the issue was about cross-carriage and referred to the Walesi digital information platform. “Walesi allows even a small TV station like MaiTV to be available to every Fijian, no matter where they are,” he said. Source: The Fiji Times, 30 March 2022
Ms Waqanika, a former senior manager at Fiji TV, made the allegation on Friday during debate on the Revised 2021-22 National Budget after Mr Sayed-Khaiyum accused her of lying about the government’s stance on the University of the South Pacific.
Ms Waqanika accused Mr Sayed-Khaiyum of being “a liar” saying that if he wanted to speak about integrity, “make sure your own house is clean”. Ms Waqanika told Parliament she was present as a Fiji TV manager in November 2014 at a meeting at Mr Sayed-Khaiyum’s office where the broadcasting of the World Rugby Sevens Series was discussed.
“I would refresh his memory, (when) in my presence and the two other former Fijian Holdings board members, the former Solicitor-General and the other two Fiji TV executives,” she said. She told Parliament Mr Sayed-Khaiyum “told us that we are to sign this press release and you (Fiji TV) will agree to share IRB 7s to FBC”.
“So if anyone here is a liar, he is a liar,” she said.
“What did I lie about in that context?” Mr Sayed-Khaiyum replied. “Where is the lie? There is no lie.”
Ms Waqanika said the group did not sign the news release, nor did they compromise their integrity.
“When we talk about governance, when we talk about lies, we make sure that our own back yards are clean. It is shocking that in a public listed company, that a minister could interfere at that level because in any true democratic country, he would have been fired back in 2014. Please do not use loosely the words ‘good governance’.”
In reply, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said Ms Waqanika needed counselling sessions because “she cannot let go of what happened I think 10 years ago”.
“The cross-carriage licence (a legal arrangement under a 2014 law) was put in place subsequently,” he said. “…to allow ordinary Fijians to watch programs that were of importance to them, because we had licences or sponsorship given by one TV company, other people watching other TVs or they did not have the right aerial, could not watch that.”
Raising a point of order, Ms Waqanika said she had not talked about cross-carriage issues in her speech but had referred to governance. In response, Mr Sayed Khaiyum said the issue was about cross-carriage and referred to the Walesi digital information platform. “Walesi allows even a small TV station like MaiTV to be available to every Fijian, no matter where they are,” he said. Source: The Fiji Times, 30 March 2022
From Fijileaks Archives, 2014 and 2015, The Khaiyum-Waqanika SPATS
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Public Service Commission Chair Vishnu Mohan has resigned. This has been confirmed to FBC News by Attorney General Siromi Turaga this afternoon. Mohan who is based in Canada, tendered his resignation last week. When asked about the reason behind his resignation, the Attorney General stated that Mohan has been based abroad and could not facilitate meetings with the new Government upon the request of the Prime Minister. Turaga says Mohan has voluntarily resigned to make way for someone who is based in Fiji. A replacement for Mohan is yet to be decided. Source: FBC News
