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FIJI LABOUR PARTY TO BAINIMARAMA: Publish audited accounts of the PM's Natural Relief and Rehabilitation Trust Fund - going back to 2009

16/3/2016

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Fiji Labour Party has called on the Prime Minister’s Office to publish audited accounts of the PM’s Natural Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Trust Fund.

The PM’s Trust Fund was reactivated in 2009 by Bainimarama following widespread flooding and damage caused by Cyclone Mick and then again in 2012 following Cyclone Evan.

In the aftermath of Cyclone Winston, PM Bainimarama has called for fresh donations. In the past 3 weeks he received at least $6 million into the Fund as donations.

However, there is a total ‪‎lack‬ of ‪accountability‬ and ‪‎transparency‬ in the management of the Fund. For some time well before Cyclone Winston, the FLP had been calling on the Prime Minister to publish audited accounts of the Fund. There was no response.

FLP last week (9 March 2016) wrote to the Prime Minister’s Office once again calling for accountability in the management of the Fund and the release of audited accounts.

In the letter, we cited comments from Reports of the Auditor General from 2009-2015 critical of the lax manner in which the Fund is being managed/administered.

In its 2013 report the Auditor General said it could not establish the accuracy of cash balance as at 31st December 2013, because moneys totalling $1.065 million had not been receipted when received and monthly Bank reconciliation statements for the account had not been prepared.

In his 2014 Report, he claimed there was no cash book for the bank account, only a cheque register. Bank reconciliation for January to August 2014 were all done in September 2014 and approved by the PS three days later.

The ‪‎observations‬ of the Auditor-General are serious and point to the need to exercise better control over the administration of the Fund.

FLP has called on the PM’s office to:

• publish the audited accounts of the Fund for each year since 2009
• ‪inform‬ the people as to the accountability arrangements that will apply to the moneys collected through the appeals currently in place
• publish, in due course, the value and the details of cash and aid-in-kind received from corporate entities, individuals, charitable/religious organisations and foreign governments, and its distribution by locality, for the information of the people and the donors.

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Rosy and Bala Caught in the Act

While Opposition MPs have donated part of their salaries to the Cyclone Relief Fund, highly paid FF Government Ministers are going around distributing ration packs, donated by corporate entities, in their own names.

Cronies of both Praveen Bala and Rosy Akbar have gone around to homes in the Ba area, delivering parcels of food rations with the message that: “This is a gift from Bala” or “This is from Rosy Akbar”.

The food packs are those donated by CJ Patel, to the Disaster Management Office and it is outright dishonesty on the part of these Ministers to pass them off as their own donations to the victims of Cyclone Winston.

Areas where these donated parcels were sent/delivered by cronies of Bala and Akbar: Rarawai, Korovuto, Veisaru, Yalalevu, Varadoli, Namosau and Vatulaulau.

Bala ordered the Ba town Council to use its vehicle to deliver his “parcels” in the Varadoli area.

But it would only be fair to say that the game of passing off donated ration packs as government aid was kicked off by PM Bainimarama and AG Khaiyum. It will be recalled that both hurried to the West when the CJ Patel donated packs were ready for distribution.

Third week into the cyclone, yet not a word from the Government on their assistance package to the badly ravaged victims of Winston.

Are they waiting for the $81m UN flash appeal funds to arrive before they decide? 7 March 2016

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8 Comments
Dekho
17/3/2016 12:06:20 am

Look I said finish the dictator and now pretend " democratically elected" PM Frank Bainimarama and all his cronies in the Fiji First Theft Party government DONT BELIEVE IN ACCOUNTABILITY . Anyway who believes they do needs a reality check up.
This gang is all about conning the public to prolong their stay in power and to enjoy all the privileges that have fallen into their lap.
All else is bulumakau shit!

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Kaiviti
17/3/2016 02:12:33 am

The 100 million missing no records, 200 plus unaccounted tax, and many more known to all. This donation are for FF party and the two crooks. It will be a surprise to all if they do publicly show the breakdown from 2009 to date. PAC to keep exposing their findings and keep following up for answers.

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rajend naidu
17/3/2016 06:13:12 am

Editor,
Vote buying with Fried Chicken
We learn from The Telegraph 16/03 article ' Romanian MP jailed for bribing voters with 60 tonnes of fried chicken' that a Bucharest court placed a no parole condition on Florin Popescu's 2 year behind bars sentence while also rejecting an appeal by the disgraced politician during the culmination of the case that won him the mocking nickname the " Chicken Baron".
Anti- corruption investigators found Popescu had abused his high position in local politics to secure a supply of fried chicken worth around 85,000 pounds from a producer.
The politician resigned his seat earlier this month in order, he said, to protect the honour and reputation of parliament.
If the Fijileaks revelations are anything to go by - and I am inclined to think they are - then there are politicians in Fiji who should resign their seat to protect the honour and reputation of parliament.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu

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Why Not?
17/3/2016 06:44:03 am

What about Cyclone Ami Funds and your own bank account.... we REPEAT so that there is a clear standard in place of demanding the same from PM.

Since you know the rules on public funds and that you were once worked in government audit, how many years more will it take for your records to be put in public?

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Chorwa
17/3/2016 06:44:55 am

It's a valid call, except its coming from FLP leader Mahen.
First disclose your own fundraising accounts you hypocrite!
Until you do so your comments nothing but fart in the wind chorwa.
Freaking pot calling kettle black.
Total lack of self-awareness, no shame whatsoever.

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Donor
17/3/2016 07:58:30 am

Yes, account for all the funds. Bai-Kai must publish a list of all donors into the fund by the date of donation and amount, and publish a full list of people who received assistance, by date and by amount of assistance. If they dont publish, they will suffer same fate as others before them. Remember the Hurricane Refief Fund - and see what happened to Mara in 1987 elections. See Chaudhary and where he is now - when he didnt publish cyclone Ami donations. See Qarase - the farmers assistance scheme. Lesson is clear. Kai-Bai: read it and learn from this,or you shall perish from the political scene. Public is unforgiving on those who play with public funds. This is for sure.

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Jack
18/3/2016 04:44:49 am

This guy MPC has no shame. Stole millions and HE wants the audited accounts??? Rot in hell MPC

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truth
20/3/2016 07:41:30 pm

I see a indian lady with a plate taking Pooja aarti to the PM. Now if they treat him like a god that's y they suffer. when a country and the people support the corrupt people, god punish people and the whole kingdom is punished as well. Winston was not man made, it was gods wish to punish the kingdom with people full of sins. Now way FB is a god and if people think he is god, they made a wrong choice and hence they suffer

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