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GREASING HIS APPLICATION: Director, Curriculum Advisory Services at Education Ministry Tiko is the new Permanent Secretary for Education, Heritage and Arts; Now, we know why he was Reddy's "Masi Polo" poodle

18/12/2015

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FNUGATE UPDATE: Reddy and Ikbal Jannif planning to let former acting VC Ian Rouse quietly depart FNU and Fiji as EU demands millions back over EU funded and FNU administered Kiribati projects; not to mention the abuse of visa cards by Rouse and Kafoa, exposed in audit reports!
As promised, we will publish the report in its entirety; we have also passed the contents to FICAC and Fiji Police for action.
Fijileaks has been inundated with so many leaks about "Rotten Fiji" under FFP government that we are struggling to cope with revealing all leaks but rest assured we will keep exposing your LEAKS to us!
And keep sending to: editor@fijileaks.com


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Fijileaks: This "Masi Polo" native Fijian JUDAS Tiko (above) had threatened to cut off financial contribution to Fijian Teachers Association if Leawere and others did not publicly show support to bullying Education Minister Reddy; we had not disclosed this information after pleadings from  FTA; in fact, Reddy had personally phoned and threatened to stop the funding if Fijileaks continued to reveal the rotten state of affairs at Education Ministry; Tiko to Leawere, 15 January 2015: 'In stating the above Sir, The MOE is awaiting the FTA executives to practice a little show of respect and present at least a little 'matanigasau' to the MOE and its Hon. Minister after the serious of negative comments and unprofessional attacks voiced in the media and blog sites.' 

And the "Fijian JUDAS" TIKO had arranged with Fiji Sun to
capture the HUMILIATION, dished out at the Waisomo House car park in Suva, on 3 March 2015; it also confirms Fijileaks repeated plea to SODELPA, before and after the general election, to STOP playing the INDIGENOUS CARD, for 40 per cent (plus) native Fijians and 100 per cent of the boot boys and navy frogs are the real culprits in post-coup Fiji!

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Fijileaks: Here is the level and competence of his written English - Fiji's new Education Secretary Iowane Tiko:

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From: "Iowane P. Tiko"
Date:15/01/2015 8:20 PM (GMT+12:00)
To: mleawere@fta.org.fj
Cc: Mahendra Reddy ,Kelera Taloga ,Eroni Loganimoce ,Vijay Nath ,"Sunia K. Marayawa"
Subject: REFORM IN PARTNERSHIP


Dear Mr Leawere & FTA executives,
Eroni's appointment was decided within the MOE through normal appoinment powers vested within the MOE PS on the concurrence of the Hon. Minister. Eroni has proven his ability to produce what is wanted on time to the A/PSE and the Minister's table over the period of service.  In regards to this officer's qualification the MOE can only state the following for the FTA's information. That under Republic of Fiji Government Constitution 2013 , Chapter 6- State Services, Part A Public Service -Values & Principles clause 127 (7) - The PS of each Ministry shall have the authority to appoint, remove and institute disciplinary action against all staff of the Ministry, with the agreement of the minister responsible for the ministry.  This is in fact the power that was exercised by the MOE authority to appoint Eroni. Furthermore, clause 127 (8)-then states that the PS of each ministry, with the agreement of the minister responsible for the ministry, has the authority to determine all matters pertaining to the employment of all staff in the ministry, including-
sub-clauses a) - d). We ask your good office Sir to please flip through the above clauses of the Republic of Fiji Constitution 2013, which is the Highest Law of the Land.  For that reason  and to answer the other points raised within your office's concern Sir we are confident to inform your good office that:


1. Eroni Loganimoce had qualified and was promoted to Principal Administrative Officer (Personnel) in 01/10/2012 from PSC and had proven himself to be a performer since then. Whilst in PSC he had formulated Policies on HR and even collated the “GO” and the “Terms and Conditions of Employment for Government Wage Earners.”

2. The authority is within Section 127(8) of 2013 Constitution therefore need not to seek PSC’s approval. Eroni has been performing exceptionally well even before he join the Ministry of Education. He is pursuing his Executive MBA in order to excel to higher positions in Government. Besides, he have; a Diploma in Economics; Registered Trainer; and an Executive Diploma in Leadership sponsored by PSC for all Directors and DSs in 2013 and Eroni was recognized because of his abilities and performance.
3. The 3 New Directors are savings from tradeoffs of position and are within the Ministry Budget provisions
4. Mr. Naleca has been side way transferred to ED1D position and therefore the PEO (ESU) is vacant.
5. AAO Busfare is a Project Post and is specifically for Busfare procurement and payments and was established  in January 2014.  The other AAO is an established position and are responsible for general Ministry’s compliance.

In stating the above Sir, The MOE is awaiting the FTA executives to practice a little show of respect and present at least a little 'matanigasau' to the MOE and its Hon. Minister after the serious of negative comments and unprofessional attacks voiced in the media and blog sites. Since when had we gone out there to be parties to dirty verbal attacks on the blog-sites? Blog-sites are not for professionals to be firing at each other.  If the Union is serious about positively contributing to the development of education in Fiji and has a pure heart for caring for and enhancing education for the future generations of our beloved nation then we beg your good office to come and seek reconciliation with the highest office of education on the land. Lets not put to waste what good understanding and relationship that had been fostered previously by our union leaders whom have partnered positively with MOE to shape the Fiji Education system to what it is today.

The world is changing, and as Tom Friedman has demonstrated, it is increasingly flat. Globalisation is changing everything about how we work, how we communicate and ultimately how we live. It is critical for us in Fiji to note and learn that Financial responses and issues alone will not safeguard our economic and social well-being, and that substantial, strategic investments in education and a professional attitude to 'spartnership are essential to Fiji education system's long-term prosperity and to our success as a democracy. We cannot bail ourselves out of this crisis through continuously attacking each other unnecessarily for it will show the outside world that our teacher Unions and the MOE have got it ALL WRONG.  It is with due urgency that we need to foster partnership for the sake of our future generations to come.

May God BLESS FIJI, FTA and MOE

Vinaka Saka Vakalevu

Iowane P Tiko
PEO(ESU) for MOE


FIJILEAKS has documentary evidence that Eroni Loganimoce had written to the Ministry of Education to put him in the said position with the appropriate salary.
http://www.fijileaks.com/home/reddygate-fta-to-mahendra-reddy-what-qualification-does-eroni-loganimoce-have-for-you-to-upgrade-his-salary-from-39452-to-44068
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From Fijileaks Archive, 13 December 2015:

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http://www.fijileaks.com/home/reddy-wheels-out-his-poodle-iowane-ponipate-tiko-to-attack-mika-leawere-claiming-leawere-is-a-serial-antagonist-against-minister
DEFENDING HIS MASTER: TIKO'S LETTER TO FRANK BAINIMARAMA

4th December, 2015.

 
The Honorable Prime Minister,
Rear Admiral Ratu Voreqe Bainimarama,
The Prime Minister’s Office,
Government Buildings,
Suva.
 
Dear Sir,
 
RE: RECENT ATTACK ON DR MAHENDRA REDDY BY HON. MIKA LEAWERE
 
It is with due respect to your high office Sir, that I as the senior advisor to the Minister for Education write to affirm to your good office that the Honorable member of opposition, Mika Leawere’s  recent attempt to defame our Honorable Minister for Education is uncalled for and filled with untrue allegations that lacked verified facts.
 
Honorable Prime Minister Sir, the senior staffs of the Ministry of Education do seriously support the reforms.  Some of these reforms we have begun implementing within the Ministry of Education as we seek to upgrade our Ministry to what it ought to have been long ago. We believe that in implementing the reforms we would enable our nation face the 21st century challenges in education that has assaulted our educational shores.   We as his senior officers do believe that Dr. Mahendra Reddy is our right Minister that is taking education for Fiji’s younger generations in the right direction.
 
We have seen that his direction is where the Fiji Government can confidently enable and support our citizens realize their constitutional rights to education; in addition to education and fulfillment of our children’s dreams through the many initiatives provided by our Fiji First government. This is also in tune with achieving our longtime dream to create our own knowledge-based Fijian educated society. 
 
Honorable Prime Minister, Sir, we need to affirm that this is not the first time the opposition member of parliament  (Mr. Mika Leawere) has unprofessionally attacked our Minister for Education as we have records of his articles in some blog sites and some from the Fijian Teachers Association executives records.  Sir, the honorable member of opposition was employed at the Fijian Teachers Association before joining parliament.  He created all sorts of problems between the Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) executives and the Ministry of Education and it was also the same member of parliament that brought the executives members of the Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) to present their matanigasau to the Honorable Minister for Education and senior staff of the Ministry earlier this year to try and restore peace between the two organizations that were supposed to be both working in partnership in developing education for all Fijians in Fiji.
 
The reforms that we have embarked on included the need to support our schools with adequate infrastructure, to ensure best teachers’ delivery and strengthening a comprehensive curriculum content benchmarked alongside some of the best curriculum from around the world but reconsidered and re-contextualized to suit our very local demands and needs; those of our children and our teachers in their classrooms in Fiji today.  In the whole reform approach, we have tried as a team in the Ministry of Education to deliver the best education package that this nation has been waiting for, for decades. 
 
Unfortunately Sir, we are facing some old mindsets that are taking time to change but recent monitoring are seeing most of them embracing the reforms and moving forward with a new vision and executing their work to the best of their ability.  Many teachers in our nation are still raw in their computer skills and many of our schools still lack needed resources in areas of education technology. Despite the differences that exist, we are trying our best to use technology in our classrooms.  The digital learning challenges that we face, in some of our schools, due to zero network access, unreliable energy sources in most of our rural schools and teacher’s lack of exposer to such skills and practices do not defeat our quest to reach the summit of Education technology and enable our teachers and children enjoy it as a reality.  The Honorable Minister is with us all the way and he is serious in seeing it through.  As your good office may recall, our Ministry has already launched its Digital Literacy Initiative Sir and we look forward with interest that these needs from our teachers and students will soon be adequately addressed.  
 
On a more modern approach to school administration, the Ministry of Education presently boasts about its FEMIS web sites where primary and secondary schools from all around Fiji are enjoying the ease of administering their school reports and monthly absence returns through the internet. In addition, the Ministry and the Consultants are further perfecting its latest electronic pages for better monitoring of school supplied text books, monitoring of students’ attendance, the recent progress of Literacy and Numeracy assessment results and many more.  It is also interesting to note that teachers are adhering to reporting templates and reporting processes using the internet.  They are learned and are now e-mailing from their schools to the Ministry through their individual district educational offices from our nine education districts.  Sir, these were unknown and unpractical in the past but are possible today from schools with just a click of a button.  
 
Honorable Prime Minister, Sir, our post processing system before was riddled with unprofessional gaps that was breeding corruptible practices within our Ministry for many years and could provide any senior officer of the Ministry to be biased in an appointment of an officer to a position. The previous system used to be abused by the Union reps and even some previous senior staffs of the Ministry of Education.   The Honorable Minister for Education, Dr Mahendra Reddy introduced a more professional, sensible and reliable post processing system that specifically included the demarcated roles in appointment, of the Permanent Secretary, with the concurrence of the Hon. Minister for Education as provided within our constitution.
 
Unfortunately Sir, some teachers who were used to the corrupt and unprofessional approaches before thought they could just win confirmation to a position for being a yaqona mixer and server at one of our teacher union Headquarters. The Ministry of Education has gotten rid of such practices as this is seen as unprofessional and full of nepotism. We are thankful to the Honorable Minister for Education for encouraging all senior staff to be professional in addressing matters on promotion of teachers and reiterated that teachers appointed ought to be the best out of all applicants.  They ought to be the most meritorious, qualified and experienced as well as be commended highly from school management boards or their local school committees. 
 
All post processing of teachers are currently addressed using this professional matrix that our new Minister introduced.  During the Honorable Minister’s term in office, so far, we at the Ministry have managed to clear overdue appointments that were either four to five years pending.  Most teachers continuously act on position without a realistic confirmation for a number of years.  This did not only apply to teachers, for it also included senior positions within the Ministry of Education. 
 
The Honorable Minister for Education had also put a stop to continuous old practices of appointing unqualified people in advance to act in certain positions of the Ministry thus he has called that all vacant positions be advertised and the most meritorious person that meets our internal post processing matrix (scores the highest point) be awarded the post.
 
Finally, Honorable Prime Minister, Sir, certain positions of office within the Ministry require management roles thus the rename to ‘manager’; this also remind holders of such positions that they are to manage the effective processing and delivery of information within the Ministry of Education. This is especially to the office of the Honorable Minister for Education and the administration office of the Permanent Secretary for Education.  The fear that these units may think that they are stand-alone units on their own needed to be averted thus reminding them that their office functions is to inform the two high offices of education in our country.  The History of the Ministry of Education Honorable Prime Minister Sir, shows that previously, positions or units have been renamed just to depict a much specific identity of the units core function.
 
In conclusion, Honorable Prime Minister Sir, we recommend that honorable member of opposition, Mikaele Leawere’s letter be disregarded as it holds no water and is erroneous and filled with unsubstantiated facts; only meant to bring disrepute to one of your dedicated, loyal, selfless and hardworking member of parliament, the Honorable Minister for Education, Dr Mahendra Reddy.  Sir it is the intention of the Ministry in this letter to set the records straight so as not to allow the public or members of opposition such as Honorable Leawere misinform our highest office of government.
 
Submitted with Respect
 
Yours Faithfully,

Iowane P Tiko | DCAS & HMEd’s Advisor
Ministry of Education | Waisomo House
Email:  iowane.tiko@govnet.gov.fj
Phone:  3314477| 3313050| 8909626|
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
(Nelson Mandela)
The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;whoever follows that path is safe (proverbs 16:17)

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24 Comments
Dekho
18/12/2015 09:43:46 am

The level of English of the new permanent secretary for education is not a criteria for his appointment to that high office. The criteria is whether he is bum sucking bureaucrat who special talent is to Masi polo the minister Dr Reddy whose own mediocrity has become fairly self- evident.

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Samjho
18/12/2015 10:22:09 am

In the Animal Farm of Fiji created by the dictator Frank Bainimarama and his farm manager Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum the manure has become TOO MUCH even for the regime supporters and apologists to bear. Hence the constant flow of leaks to the Fijileaks . Remember people in terms of the life of the country the dictator and his cronies have been around for a relatively short time. But already so much shit is piling up. It's just a matter of time before these political scoundrels sink in their own shit.

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rajend Naidu
18/12/2015 03:25:51 pm

Editor,
Here is an extract from Canberra Times columnist Jack Waterford's article ' FOI laws are resented and resisted ' ( ct, 18/12 ) that followers of Fijileaks and Fiji politics will relate to :
" ... FOI , such people say, might in principle be a good thing, but was now being " misused " by journalists, opposition politicians and lobbyists to " trawl " for information they could use to embarrass government.Too right. One of the spurs to good government is the fear that bad government might be exposed, and have negative consequences for those involved... "
And that is precisely what Fijileaks is about - to expose bad government and those responsible for it.
It is no wonder that Fijileaks is attacked and discredited by those in power who want things kept hidden from the public and from public scrutiny and accountability.
Regardless of what it's detractors say Fijileaks plays a critical role in ensuring good government by exposing bad government.
That role is indispensable in a modern democracy.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu

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Guta
18/12/2015 05:30:38 pm

The appointment of the former Director Curriculum Advisory Services as the new PS Education is a complete joke and an offence to our kids, to say the least.

PSC chairman Vishnu Mohan telling Fiji that the appointments followed an extensive and transparent recruitment process is a blatant lie. Hiring of leadership consultancy, NGS Global, an Australian company to work with PSC on managing the recruitment process for these appointments was totally useless because the main criteria for selection is really "masi polo" government.

I dont personally know Tiko - he is an idiot who does not even understand proper channel of communication. Writing directly to the honourable PM in his capacity as Director in effect by-passed Acting PS and his line Minister. I believe that this is a breach of PSC Code of Conduct and demands for displinary action and must be brought to the attention of the bulshit PSC chairman Vishnu Mohan.




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ROXY link
20/12/2015 02:51:04 am

its an awul pity that good people are side stepped to make room for Tiko who was appointed PEO AND DIRECTOR OF CDU in one one move.
Why? He has been sucking Mahen's balls from day one and he cunningly knows that the only way is to SUCK AND SUCK and in order to get what he wants. Maybe he has given his mother/wife for Mahen to fuck in the process

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Jim
27/10/2020 11:30:33 pm

ROXY please do note that due processes were followed and Mahen has no say at all in who gets appointed You and all your colleagues raising your views in this forum are all BIG SUCKERS Tiko has proven His ability through the ranks of the Ministry. Unfortunately, the good people you have noted flopped the interview and did not have the brains.......its simple as that!!

Aj
18/12/2015 07:31:11 pm

The new set of MQRs for jobs in govt and state companies starts: "Must have proven high level experience in masi polo of FFP leaders". For tenders, the pre-qualification requirement is: "Bidders must have proven track record of funding FFP, giving gifts to Ministers, and a high level of masi polo. Its desirable if a few Minorities (i.e. Muslims) are the company directors". Khaiyum's new Fiji. Bainimarama: "what, i didnt know. Ok I will think about it when i go see the games in Brazil. In the meantime can you just add - companies which fund Brazil trip by PM and his family will defenitely be preferred"

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Chiku
19/12/2015 10:57:48 am

There is one thing that is very transparent in the " New Fiji " shaped by Bainimarama and Khaiyum and that is contrary to FFP politician Ashneel Sudhakar's claim appointments are NOT on merit. They are handpicked and installed if they are sycophants of the Bainimarama regime. That is an open secret. All else including the hiring of foreign experts to screen appointments is just a front . It's bullshit. The thug rulers continue to call the shot. They hire and fire at will without any real reference to the supposedly independent PSC etc. The upshot of all this is that the population of shameless, morally bankrupt people in positions of power and authority is increasing by the day in Fiji.
Cry for the beloved country which has gone to the dogs.

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Rajend Naidu
19/12/2015 08:00:30 pm

Editor,
We learn from DW News 20/12 that long time Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have been charged for fraud - using party funds for their own real estate acquisitions.
They have denied the charge saying it is a political vendetta against them.
I am inclined to believe there might be some truth in the accusations . We'll have to wait and see. My initial attitude comes from my understanding that when people stay in power for too long they tend to get greedy and begin to abuse their power for their own gains.
This happens even with good people who stay in power for too long.
And with people who are not good to begin with they just get more and more rotten the longer they stay in power.
Look around and you will find many examples of this - both local and foreign.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu

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Matter of Fact
19/12/2015 09:41:43 pm

FNU has gone down and down and continues going down after firing of Dr. Ganesh Chand by Mahendra Reddy. When he was VC, fraud had almost disappeared, discipline was strong, quality of education was good, FNU had become well known internationally and people looked upto FNU as a good place to work and study. Now its a place of nepotism, corruption, fraud, and bad quality of teaching. The people running it now are Arvind Maharaj a bus company owner and Iqbal Jannif, a photo company owner who also do not have qualifications. This year, many thousands of dollars have gone missing from the bookshops, the canteens, and the farm. The farm now can not even produce vegetables for the hostels. We have to buy eggs from Ram Sami, where before we produced our own eggs. They brought in someone from MSAF to head UniServices, who cant even draw up a strategic plan for the section. His only qualification is that he is white skinned man and knows the board member Veronica Coy, a white woman. Contracts have been given without tenders. Recruitment of teachers is a scam. Local junior staff plot against experienced expatriates and drive them out and get senior positions. There is no Dean of Engineering after they drove out the well qualified PhD holder in Engineering. There are many examples. We have given a lot of information to Audit Department on some of these things in HR and given them this year to resolve. Staff think nothing will happen because Ian Rouse escaped without being charged. If they dont, then we will give these to FICAC and Police. If FICAC and Police dont do anything, then we will give it to Fijileaks and MPs to raise in parliament. People need to know the facts, even if we are disciplined by Jannif and Arvind Maharaj. But we have given them a chance to do the right thing first. We are tired to the brim. We are now even ashamed to say we work for FNU where before it was a matter of pride for us to say we are FNU staff. Now Mahendra Reddy doesn’t even talk to us when we come face to face, pretending he doesn’t even know us when before he would talk and joke. He has done lot of damage to FNU because of his jealously and petty mind. We often felt he was not sincere to FNU waiting for a chance to hit back. We even hinted to Dr. Chand about our feelings, but Dr. Chand defended him always. We were right about our view of him.

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Kavita
20/12/2015 10:19:03 pm

Dear Matter of Fact,

The fact is the rot started at FNU when ganesh chand held the vc position. You may refresh your knowledge by visiting the fijileaks archives where you will find all ganesh chand atrocities and mismanagement. Reddy had been a ganesh chamca and it is not difficult to see that ganessh, reddy , Ian rouse are fish from the same kettle.

I agree FNU continues to go down. It will. The government has no brainpower to handle this sort of crisis. ganesh chand is out but the council he had an influence in appointing and the result of his drafting the FNU decree is still there. The recent acting appointments to vc position of unqualified council members and the continuation of rot is indicative of ganesh chand hangover.

Given that the institution failed under the council , shouldnt the council go too ? And why not an acting vc who is qualified and independent from established universities around the world to take FNU through the current phase?

As for reddy , he has been a square peg in a round hole. Not capable of getting anything right. But more serious is the PM not knowing why and when to sack him. The disaster is bound to continue.

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Matter of Fact
21/12/2015 11:04:28 am

Dear Ms. Kavita, We work at FNU. We saw Dr. Ganesh Chand function first-hand from starting the FNUy to taking it to the heights it had reached. We have read Fijileaks. The only thing it had and continued to recycle was Andrew Singh's letter. Singh was fired by Dr. Ganesh. Andrew had over 50 criminal and fraud charges for which he was convicted. His allegations were all fabricated. EU has demanded millions back from FNU. Ian Rouse was main culprit. Instead of addressing this project, Andrew Singh collaborated with Ian Rouse to protect Ian Rouse. FNU will have to release the results of its investigation. Just wait a while.

Kavita, you may be one aggrieved former staff who Dr. Ganesh disciplined. We also often felt angered by Dr. Ganesh's strict and disciplined approach to work. Worst was when he made us sign the time book and then brought in electronic time devices. But when we learnt that he was himself signing in and out, and it was a requirement for an employer to keep full records of employee presence, we changed our mind. There are many such cases of leading by example. After his firing, all processes and policies were thrown out. Result is the mess we see FNU now in. It has gone 4 to 5 years back in its 6 year life. Dont blame the Council. Some Council members were after Dr. Ganesh's blood because he was strict on code of conduct for council members too. We know that some of them had begun secretly meeting Mahen Reddy to topple Dr. Ganesh. Today some of them are so happy that he is out as no one is there to provide check on their corrupt behaviour. We have a lot of information. We have given some to Audit to fix and will give others in due course. We wont let FNU suffer any more. We cant see it go down any further.

Dolphins
19/12/2015 10:24:13 pm

The base on which Fiji Fool Party was launch was that no one who knows more corrupt ways than khaiyum will be appointed to be part of this circus. Every Ministry is following this rule st by kai himself.

A very good example is from Education Ministry where a 9 year old school teacher is the advisor to the Minister.

God bless Fiji

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Rajend Naidu
20/12/2015 01:26:57 am

Editor,
Here's the latest on that conman Peter Foster who has had a Fiji connection where he plied his trade for a while.
We read in the Canberra Times article ' Conman Peter Foster obtains false passport 😎( Ct 19/12 ) that the notorious conman has allegedly obtained a false Irish passport as part of an apparent plan to flee the country and collect millions of dollars he has stashed overseas...It is understood, we read, that Foster paid $US 1 million for a luxury boat called The Next Adventure, which is moored in the Cook Islands. The money is believed to have been stolen from a South African investor in Foster's Sports Trading Club scheme.
Foster has a history of going on the run, spending more than a year in hiding after failing to appear for sentencing at the Federal Court in 2013. ( people following Fiji politics of the dirty kind will be familiar with Foster's history of the thieving kind ).
He taunted authorities by releasing pictures of himself drinking kava and reading a Fijian newspaper in an attempt to lead a false trail outside Australia. Investigators and investors fear Foster has stashed the proceeds of his crooked criminal trade in the name of relatives and business associates in Tax havens in Kong Kong, Vanuatu and Cayman Islands.
Wonder whether he has put some away in the name of his business associates from Fiji?
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu

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Welcome Home
20/12/2015 07:21:05 am

Great Expectations! The title of the leader in today's Fiji Times by Ruby Taylor. It asks multiple, well-reasoned questions as to why we may be setting- up young Fijians to take their own lives by insufficiently and unimaginatively analysing our mind sets. That is all of us: parents as well as teachers and as well as or especially those who administer education in Fiji. They must cohere - be on the same page as the modern jargon has it. If not, our Fijian young are destined to confusion leading to self-doubt which may cripple them intellectually as well as morally. This is a recipe for Failed Statehood. Make no mistake of this Grand Folly! Having sadly known personally such a young man possessed of singular intelligence and many advantages that others did not, one is haunted by this needless and self-inflicted death. Also by the sheer mindlessness of the trauma inflicted upon his family and friends and last but not least, the Fiji Police officers who were obliged to cut him down. Do we ever think of them and the toll exacted upon them? Fiji often suffers from its own failure of imagination in such issues. The mote is oft located in our own eyes and conduct.

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Alby
21/12/2015 01:48:09 am

Having witnessed first hand last week the blood curdling pleading screams of a child being cruelly and savagely beaten by it's father for not attaining high enough marks in his exams you realise some parents are just plain scum.

This poor child's parents ignore him, leave him to his own devices to live in a world with little interaction or help, the father's concern being that they were paying towards his education.

The parents put on an air of respectfulness, church goers, government job but behind this charade are an example of what can also happen to drive a child to despair.

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Socho
20/12/2015 08:56:54 am

It's mind boggling that nearly 5 decades after Independence Fiji produces a permanent secretary of Tiko's caliber and still has to resort to hiring 5 expatriates as permanent secretary in the "New Fiji". And the supposedly anti- colonial rulers Bainimarama and Khaiyum want the people of Fiji to believe they want to be rid of all things colonial in the " New Fiji " they have designed.
If the hiring of 5 foreigners as permanent secretary is not Neo- colonialism, what is?
What a bunch of hypocrites and empty heads!

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Shannon
20/12/2015 10:07:38 pm

Dear Editor,

what happens to the smaller fish who had a very big hand in this scam, for example, Nafisa Maqbool who played a major role in the corruption. Why should such people be allowed to pillage and benefit through corrupt means then allowed to gracefully skip out of the organisation and into another one, i.e. CCA?

Questions need to be asked about the culpability of the people working under the directors. In Hindi, there is a saying that it requires two hands to clap so the employees can't be absolutely blameless....

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Matter of Fact
21/12/2015 11:27:33 am

Anyone wants to know more - investigate how Maqbool bought a house in Nasese worth over $400,000 for her salary. Also investigate her relationship with a man in Procurement section of FNU who she picks and drops to work. Fortunately Audit at FNU caught up with some of her corrupt dealings. But Rouse protect her.

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aachal link
27/12/2015 05:23:41 am

yes please report this to FICAC director for their deeds.If somehow she is not charged then we all should protest against her.She is close relative of Kaiyum

Sevutia
21/12/2015 05:12:34 am

This guy Tiko is known within the education ministry as Master Poni. He owes his very employment and livelihood to the Minister as he was found guilty of totalling a ministry vehicle in the Northern resulting in the vehicle being written off last year. He was drunk during the episode and ended up challenging a Fijian of Indian origin to a fist fight when the later advised him against taking one of the North Pole Hotel’s rental cars whilst intoxicated. This so called educator had to be restrained by those close by when he tried to man handle an individual half his obese size who was merely informing him not to drink and drive. Any other civil servant would have been severely punished or even worse but not Master Poni as his was and still is the best testicle fondler and pedestal for the Honourable Minister. He has less than a decade of field teaching experience before he was became a lecturer at Lautoka Teacher’s College alongside his predecessor the former Acting PS Education Mrs Taloga. His becoming a PS is also a joke within the ministry as the main criteria together with that of the ‘best employee of the year 2015’ is being the Minister’s bitch. It’s sad he doesn’t realise the shameful legacy he has left for his two son’s who also attend his former school. Master Poni is the go to guy for those teacher’s who need to use his authority to bail them out of dire circumstances of their own doing, that breach the ministry and PSC policies. His predecessor was also aware of a few illegal dealings that the new Education Ministry PS was deeply involved with. His arrogance and absence of loyalty will be his undoing as he has successfully conned the so called learned minister to gift him with a position he has coveted for so long, just by some well-placed words he knew the gullible minister wanted to hear. Master Poni has even mentioned to his confidants that the Minister is easy to control as all he has to do is make the him think he’s doing his bidding, when it is Master Poni himself who orchestrated the situation and manipulated the report the minister receives so the gullible egotistical minister arrives at a decision predetermined by his newly appointed PS. The huge ego of the insecure minister has been successfully exploited by Master Poni, a shining example that kissing ass and being a testicle pedestal/fondler reaps huge dividends, congratulations Master on his new appointment.

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JIM
27/10/2020 11:44:25 pm

Sevutia get factual and only spread the truth as I was one of the passengers in the tumbled vehicle we had an accident in on the Nabouwalu Labasa highway. Mr Poni was the driver and we were on official trip.....please do not make up stories you have not heard the whole truth and stop ridiculing an innocent man just because you have been long in the Ministry without any promotion because you continuously fail your interviews.....Ulukau!!

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Straight Shooter
21/12/2015 08:38:17 am

The Minister of Education is making Fiji First look stupid. I dont see him lasting for much longer. Maybe a diplomatic posting is coming up for him.....

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JIM
27/10/2020 11:59:20 pm

Rajen Naidu its a pity that Tiko has left the Education Ministry after a bullshit charge from CEO PSC when Kahiyum just wanted Tiko out for he stood and faced him like a man voicing his concerns about Four HR appointments that was made by Khaiyum's Director CSRMU Ms Jane Curran who is also Allison Bushell's vanikeke partner. Tiko has moved on but what has become of the MEHA now? Hem Chand (HR Boss now); who has been leaking Job test Answers to All Indo Fijian teachers vying for a Leadership position. Now take a swift survey....How many school leaders are Itaukei from all schools between the Suva Nausori Corridor......less than 2% So the move by Khaiyum and Ms Curran to remove Tiko is simply because Tiko was going to question every Reform agenda pushed through by Khaiyum . Now we see that the first mistake Khaiyum and his favoured PSE Bushell did in education was the preparation of the MEHA strategic development Plan 2019-2021.......what happen? Individually done by one person!! The other senior officers of the MEHA never participated nor were they consulted!!........Thats good governance practice in this Fiji Fools Party......so to date the Single handedly crafted Strategic Plan is aligned to Khaiyum's dreamt National Development Plan........what am I trying to say Rajen?.....That Khaiyum's educational Reform only marginalized itaukei teachers and they are silently clenching their fists that every dog has its day........one day we will have our pound of flesh!!

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