AIYAZ KHAIYUM - THE CYNICAL MANIPULATOR OF THE 2013 CONSTITUTION OF FIJI:
The 2013 Constitution does not contain any provision that requires ministers to resign should they join a political party. This is only required for public office holders as set out in Section 57 (1) of the 2013 Constitution. Subsection (4) four of the same section points out that ministers are not defined as public office holders which means that the Election Minister Sayed-Khaiyum and Social Welfare and Women Minister Dr Jiko Luveni or any other minister that may be invited to join the proposed FijiFirst party will not need to relinquish their ministerial portfolios to contest the 2014 Election.
The 2013 Constitution does not contain any provision that requires ministers to resign should they join a political party. This is only required for public office holders as set out in Section 57 (1) of the 2013 Constitution. Subsection (4) four of the same section points out that ministers are not defined as public office holders which means that the Election Minister Sayed-Khaiyum and Social Welfare and Women Minister Dr Jiko Luveni or any other minister that may be invited to join the proposed FijiFirst party will not need to relinquish their ministerial portfolios to contest the 2014 Election.