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FIJIFIRST PARTY is becoming a magnet and mecca for shady characters in Fiji as Reddy ducks Fiji Times question on alleged FRAUD by a former school teacher who got 589 VOTES but is now FFP GOVERNMENT MP

14/7/2017

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TWO years ago Fijileaks had alerted Fiji about this Government MP, whom Fiji Times has not named in its story (14 July 2017):
'Ex-minister silent on claims against MP'

FORMER education minister Dr Mahendra Reddy has declined to comment on an investigation his ministry carried out in 2015 allegedly on one of its staff members who is now a government member of Parliament.

According to the investigation report sighted by this newspaper, the investigation was in relation to alleged abuse of office by the MP who was employed by the ministry in the Western Division at the time.

According to the report, the alleged offences committed by the MP were:

* allegedly falsifying an official document to try and claim for school money for school visits that were never made;
* allegedly abusing authority by asking certain staff members to sign documents and claim for money for school visits that were never made; and,
* abusing authority to influence a volunteer to make claims to obtain money through the initial claim for school visits that were not made.

Yesterday, when the MP was questioned by this newspaper outside Parliament on the investigation report, the MP replied it was just allegations. Source: The Fiji Times, 14 July 2017

From Fijileaks Archive, 13 October 2015:

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STILL "MILKING" his previous position as Education Minister to reply on FREE MILK. Why didn't the acting Education Minister Frank Bainimarama reply?

A MOTION to remove the Free Milk Program under Head 21 of the Ministry of Education budget was defeated in Parliament last night.

Opposition member Mikaele Leawere told Parliament last night that milk was a perishable item and would expire by the time it reached schools in rural areas.

"Some schools in the Central-Eastern Division have milk left over," he said.

Mr Leawere said the free milk initiative was also causing difficulties for poorer parents whose children had gotten used to the program and wanted to drink milk at home.

"That's why the milk, madam chair, is not providing the necessary assistance and there should be a study conducted as the effect this milk is giving to the students."

He said there were rural schools where mothers were already taking care of catering for students.

"If the money can go to these organisations and provide an alternative to milk in providing these kinds of refreshments, in rural areas maybe you could buy a cow and its value multiplies."

Former minister for education Dr Mahendra Reddy addressed the concerns of the Opposition saying the initiative had proven popular with parents and students and had improved attendance.

"It is there to ensure that those children who are unable to bring food to school have something so that they can fully concentrate on their studies," he said.

Mr Reddy said the ministry had to be careful of how it made provisions to schools in response to the suggestions of providing livestock as an alternative source of milk.

"If the mothers are providing for the students then the school just has to tell us that they don't need it and we will provide the milk and Weet-Bix somewhere else."

$3.57 million is allocated for the Free Milk Program in the 2016-2017 budget.

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Chiku
14/7/2017 04:49:46 am

Only natural for the Fiji First Theft Party to become a magnet and Mecca for shady characters in Fiji and even abroad. Just remember who founded the butako party...Shady characters. Birds of a feather flock together. It's fairly clear what kind of crooked and morally bankrupt characters have been drawn to the coupist political party.

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Bahuki
17/7/2017 05:21:12 am

Its a no-brainer anyway, thats why I prefer the Fiji Times over the Fiji Snub for doing their job even if they're under the spotlight just for doing so.

Maichod Reddy just doesn't have any balls to even answer with surety about the situation thats going on, especially when heavily fraudulent.

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