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FNU COUNCILGATE: Who appointed Fiji Sun News Editor Jyoti Pratibha to the Fiji National University Council? She is not on Minister Akbar's list

8/9/2020

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"In a world so conditioned success is often obtained by the sacrifice of conscience and honour; the man [and woman] of integrity is reviled whilst the liar and cheat is admired and rewarded with titles.'
Gibran Khalil Gibran (Kahlil Gibran), Lebanese-American Poet and Philosopher

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Ms Pratibha is an Honours Graduate from University of Delhi’s Hindu College.

She has worked as a journalist for over 12 years.
She started her career as a cadet journalist at the Daily Post and till recently, held the position of Managing Editor News at Fiji’s biggest newspaper, the Fiji Sun.

Ms Pratibha is currently the General Manager Advertising at the Fiji Sun.



The role of the [FNU] Council is to provide policymaking leadership and development of long term strategies for the Fiji National University (FNU) to achieve the objectives of the University, and in doing so, to maintain control over its assets, and establish high standards of ethical behaviour, robust corporate governance and risk management practices and procedures. The Council shall ensure that Management meets the interests of shareholders and meet the expectations and needs of customers, employees, suppliers and local, regional and international communities as provided for under the enabling decree. The Council is collectively accountable for maintaining established precedents of corporate governance practices, and all members are responsible for complying with their deemed legal and fiduciary obligations and duty of care - Fiji National University Council on Governance.

As per the Fiji National University (Amendment) Act 2018, Council members are “appointed by the Minister [of Education] who, in the opinion of the Minister, have adequate qualifications, skills, expertise and knowledge to contribute to the disciplines offered by the University and the general administration and financial management of a tertiary institution.”

From The Fiji Sun, 29 April 2019, Jyoti Pratibha is NOT on the Rosy Akbar LIST:

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The FNU Council will be led by Doctor Rajesh Chandra and he will be joined by 14 other members from academic and industry backgrounds. The new Council has brought together some senior people with expertise such as bankers, lawyers, accountants, clinicians, engineers, business executives and senior academics. These include Tessa Price, Professor Dharmendra Sharma, Lala Sowane, Raymond Prasad, Professor Barry McGrath, Dr Joseph Veramo, Dr Penuel Immanuel, Dr Nur Bano Ali, Dr Parakrama Dissanayake, Professor Ravi Naidu, Dr Akhila Nand Sharma, Davenesh Sharma, Vishnu Mohan, and Gordon Jenkins.

We are yet to get a reply from Jyoti Pratibha on Graham Davis recent allegation that Fiji Sun had ditched an Opinion Poll result on the instructions of Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum, the AG and Minister for Elections

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FNU Council Member and Fiji Sun Managing Editor News (although FNU Council claims she is General Manager, Advertising, at Fiji Sun) had recently fired a broadside at Dr Fong not to lecture to media (to Fiji Sun)

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Graham Davis on attack on Dr Fong and Khaiyum-Pratibha Nexus

"Jyoti Pratibha is in constant contact with the AG on these exercises in spin and is such a trusted intimate that the AG has appointed her to the Council of the Fiji National University, where the Acting Deputy Chancellor happens to be his aunt, Nur Bano Ali. It also emboldened Pratibha last week to retaliate publicly when the Acting Permanent Secretary for Health, the respected Dr James Fong, had the temerity to publicly criticise the ethics of the Fiji Sun. She retorted that bureaucrats in a democracy “do not instruct professional news media on what they can report on matters of public interest”. No. But unprofessional propagandists are a different matter altogether.

At the same time as it has surrendered its editorial independence to the AG, the Fiji Sun receives tax-payer-funded government advertising that isn’t given to its competitor, the Fiji Times. All of which makes for a glaring absence of transparency and disclosure on both sides. It is every taxpayer – regardless of political affiliation – who ultimately pays the Fiji Sun to carry exclusive advertising without knowing that part of the deal is that the government gets positive coverage in return. And the readers of the Fiji Sun are hoodwinked by the paper about a secret arrangement that is highly unethical, arguably even corrupt, when in a genuine democracy, the duty of any reputable mainstream media outlet is to side with the people to keep their elected representatives honest and keep their news columns free of government propaganda.

It is clearly long past the stage where the AG saying “that’s a good question, Jyoti”, at a news conference can be regarded by the discerning observer with anything resembling a straight face. But in a live broadcast on Facebook in the lead-up to the last election, the AG said precisely this in response to a question from Jyoti Pratibha in a manner that made me wince. I sent him a text message saying that the question was too obviously a “Dorothy Dixer” – an Australian term for a rehearsed or planted question – and that he should avoid such exchanges. Soon afterwards, I got an angry phone call from the AG saying that my “negativity about everything” was upsetting him. He only wanted positive feedback and suggestions from now on. Or none at all. I testily countered that I was merely giving him professional advice. Yet this was the prevailing attitude at the heart of government that sowed the seeds for the 2018 election result.", Grubsheet, 8 September 2020
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2 Comments
Bahuki
8/9/2020 11:35:20 pm

Typical cronyism and nepotism which they tried to do at USP. It's a no-brainer the "Adolescent General" himself is involved.

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Insaafi
10/9/2020 02:27:07 am

In the true traditions of mediocrity, nepotism and corruption, this appointment will not surprise anybody. Fiji has just got used to these unaccountable despotic conduct. Really if you come to think that if a photographer of Iqbal Janif's intellectual inability can become a Vice Chancellor , then anything is possible , including Jyotis vulgar appointment.

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