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RUNNING FOR THE SPRINT LINE over Mohan appointment: Bainimarama challenges Radrodro to disclose why Sodelpa MP was kicked out of Fiji Sports Council. Radrodro says he won't talk about his removal from FSC

20/7/2016

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Bainimarama asked Radrodro to answer a question on whether or not he was removed from the Fiji Sports Council as the financial manager for allegation of mismanagement

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Why Appoint Mohan? – Radrodro, Can you answer my question about your previous job? - PM
 
SODELPA MP Aseri Radrodro, new FSC Chairman Vishnu Mohan and Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar Voreqe BainimaramaThe appointment of the new Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Corporation has resulted in a SODELPA MP Aseri Radrodro criticizing the decision and the Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar hitting back and raising the question on what Radrodro had done in his previous job.

Radrodro has issued a statement saying that the appointment of former ANZ Chief Executive Officer for Fiji and the Pacific, Vishnu Mohan as the new FSC Chairman is another slap in the face for qualified and professional Fijians who have graduated and worked their way to top positions in Fiji and abroad.

Aseri Radrodro has hit out and queried the logic behind the appointment of Mohan, saying that the expatriate has since coming into Fiji, taken over two executive positions in Fiji, the first being the Chairman of Public Service Commission, and now the Fiji Sugar Corporation.

He says when someone like Mohan finishes his job in Fiji as per his expatriate contract, he should be returning to his homeland. Radrodro says other people can take up the post. He also questions what is happening with the PSC as two Permanent Secretaries have resigned after just a few months.

When approached by Fijivillage on Radrodro raising concern on Mohan’s appointment, Prime Minister Bainimarama asked Radrodro to answer a question on whether or not he was removed from the Fiji Sports Council as the financial manager for allegation of mismanagement.

Bainimarama says Radrodro should not be talking about qualified Fijians based on this. When questioned on this matter, Radrodro confirmed that he was removed but he says the allegations have not been proven as yet. Radrodro says he will not talk about the allegations levelled against him before his removal from the Sports Council. Source: Fijivillage News, 19 July 2016

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9 Comments
Rt Sai
20/7/2016 10:13:41 am

By the same token Radrodro should ask the PM what job would he be doing now if it was not for his treason.

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Pot calling kettle
20/7/2016 12:11:57 pm

If you want to go backwards, then By the same token, you could ask Rabuka the same question, and ratu Mara, who Rabuka said was complicit in the 1987coup, and Qarase, beneficiary of the 2000 coup, who creamed Fijian Holdings A-class shares with his cronies and insiders, and converted $20m Fijian holdings loan to a grant. Don't forget to ask the entire SDL cabinet what they would be doing if not for the 2000 coup. Would they still be getting their fat Fijian holdings divided pay cheques?

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Rt Sai
20/7/2016 12:28:46 pm

Yeah ask everybody. The point is Voreqe answered a question with a stupid question.

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Pita
20/7/2016 02:26:07 pm

I dkn't think Bainimarama asked a silly question. When u point a finger at somebody u must not forget that 3 fingers are pointed back at you. While I disagree with Mohan's appointment now that Radrodro has been named and shamed he cannot run for cover and refuse to discuss the issue. The public has a right to know. What was the allegation? Why did it arise? Who was the accuser? What is his side of the story? and how did the matter end? Radrodro must accept that once you become a politician you are subjected to higher degrees of public scrutiny and accountability. And if he can't stand the heat in the kitchen he should resign.

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Gideon
25/7/2016 07:47:20 am

Pita is right when he says that when you point a finger at someone ,three are pointing back at you. In fact Bainimarama asked a stupid question because quite apart from the scandalous appointment of his own daughter at Fiji Sports Counci,,he also personally authorized the Immigration authorities to lift the travel ban on the former CEO Fiji Sports Council,Alisi Tabete,knowing full well that police investigations on allegations of gross abuse of office and financial mismanagement at FSC under her leadership ,had been completed and charges were about to be filed against her in 2007 when she allowed her departure for New Zealand to avoid prosecution.Shouldn't Bainimarama be charged for aiding and abetting ?
Was it purely a matter of coincidence that Bainimarama's daughter returned from NZ soon after Alisi Tabete's arrival there to take over Alisi's former job ? A quid pro quo ? I am sure Pita will agree ,despite his bias against Radrodro that the allegations leveled against him by Bainimarama ( and his refusal to answer)pale into comparison with the crimes committed by Alice Tabete and Bainimarama.

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Rt Sai
21/7/2016 10:37:53 pm

Pita

Well and good to be taking the high moral ground. The question is stupid as an explanation for the appointment under scrutiny. Voreqe should answer the question first before raising the issue about Radrodro's past. Just as the public has a right to know what happened to Radrodro we also have a right to an explanation or answer to the question being asked regarding that appointment.

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Apisalome
21/7/2016 10:51:34 pm

I believe that Radrodro asked a valid question on why expatriates are still being chosen over locals who are also qualified. Mohan who has a banking background may not have any knowledge whatsoever about the issues cane farmers are facing, the sugar industry and the works. We need someone who already has a fair idea of what is going on, what the problems are, and how we can salvage the sugar industry. PM did not answer the question and instead personalized the issue. That was below the belt.

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Kfigee
22/7/2016 03:21:32 am

Radrodro should say I was removed to allow your daughter to be employed as of today.Making a big mess now of the financial position of FSC.

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jml
23/7/2016 03:11:50 am

Vorege when visiting Australia before the elections was asked by a reporter as to why he is not accepting a call by Professor Biman Prasad for debate debate on Fiji's economy.. Bainimarama responded by stating "He (Biman) is an Indian and he should be grateful to me that he did not get kicked out of Fiji". And then when the budget was being debated in Nov last year the "Honourable" PM Bainimarama responded to Professor Biman's contribution saying that " Hon Biman Prasad is talking from another part of his anatomy".
What a shame!

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