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IT IS NOT YOUR FATHER'S MONEY, USP Fijian students whose families have either voted for HIM or are keeping HIM in Power through their taxes should tell Khaiyum. NFP president condemns halt of Fiji grant to USP

24/9/2020

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SECRET FFP DONOR: During the 2014 election, the late Dixon Seeto, as Chairman of the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board, had terminated, on 21 MAY 2014, the iTaukei Board scholarship of USP student Tamanirarama J. Seruraduvatu after allegations were made that Seruraduvatu was campaiging for the independent candidate Roshika Deo. Now, from Aiyaz Khaiyum's FijiFirst Party list that he submitted to his nephew Mohammed Saneem, it has emerged that on 11 September 2014 Dixon Seeto went onto DONATE $3,000 to FFP. His co-Chinese community leaders (which we will reveal) donated over $50,000 to the FijiFirst Party. One of them went on to desecrate part of the popular Malolo Island without environmental permits. He carved a channel out of Malolo Island's reef, destroying fishing grounds, mangrove beds and damaging the foreshore. He had Khaiyum and Bainimarama in his pocket, for he had donated thousands of dollars for them to win election.
From Fijileaks Archives, 2014:

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National Federation Party Statement on USP grant scandal:
Holding USP Grants is Gross Abuse of Power; Victimises Fiji’s Students

"It is shocking that Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the Minister for Economy, has decided to withhold Fiji Government’s grant to the USP on flimsy allegations, which the USP council has rejected.

By holding the grants on the basis of allegations made by the Minister’s own relative placed on USP Council under his influence, is the worst case of abuse of power by Sayed-Khaiyum.

The law of the land is clear: USP is a legal entity founded by a number of Pacific Island Countries which by law are obliged to fund the University on pre-agreed basis. The University’s financial accounts are audited by credible accounting firms registered to practice in Fiji. Audited accounts for 2019 are unqualified. There, thus, is no basis for the Government to withhold any fund.

If the Government is unhappy with the way its grants are used, then it has recourse to the provisions of the Finance Management Act, under which it can itself audit the funds it has contributed. Without this, holding any grant, is bordering on the illegal and absolute bad faith.

It is widely known that USP has been mired in corrupt practices, which were the subject of a report by a New Zealand based accounting firm, the BDO New Zealand. This accounting firm confirmed massive instances of abuse of funds uncovered by the present Vice Chancellor. The Fiji Government has demanded that this report not be made public.

This is unbecoming of any Government which stands for transparency and good governance. We demand that this report be made public. Public funds are used at USP. The public has a right to read the report by the accounting firm.

By holding the grants, the FFP Government has sent a clear message to Fiji’s students and parents: that the FFP Government does not care for the education of students.

It has sent a clear message that it will not support the education of Fiji’s students unless corruption is allowed to flourish at the University and the regime’s favoured people are allowed to make undue gains from University education. Parents and students are treated with utter contempt by this government.

It is known that in the past, the same FFP Government had threatened USP with not paying its grant unless it fired renown academic Professor Wadan Narsey.

It is also well known that in the past the same Government effectively fired the Vice Chancellor of FNU when he did not cower to the whims of a few Ministers who wanted to control the FNU and usher-in corrupt practices there.

It is widely known now that the FNU’s Labasa campus works, which were tendered out for $28m, haven’t been completed and is unlikely to be completed in anything less than $32m.

We ask – is it true that under the reign of the then VC, the same scope of works which were contracted out for $28m were estimated to cost less than $10m?

The same FFP government has also effectively fired 2 Vice Chancellors at the University of Fiji, in one case by not extending the workpermit, and in another by withdrawing the workpermit on clearly illegal grounds.

Now the Fiji First regime wants the USP Vice Chancellor to be fired.

The Fiji First Government is known to be threatened by academic freedom. It is now known to be threatened by Fiji’s students and academics, who are now exposing the corrupt practices under the regime. It is time for Fiji’s students, academics and parents to demand that Fiji First stop playing with academic freedom, and the future of Fiji’s children.

We demand that taxpayers money not be withheld by the Minister for Economy from USP. We demand that the funds be immediately released. We demand that the Fiji First government allow USP to be governed by the USP Council as established by law.

We demand that Fiji First Government stop playing with the future of Fiji’s students.

Authorised by: -
Pio Tikoduadua
President

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4 Comments
True Ficac
24/9/2020 11:49:34 am

USP should hold the graduation certificate s of all Fiji students unless Fiji Government grant is cleared. Or suspend all Fiji students. Or USP should shut itself down and go on a staff and student strike/protest. Do not bow to the coward Khaiyum. What is Bainimarama doing? Is this the action of a sensible leader or a cry baby?

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Bahuki
26/9/2020 03:23:29 am

Frankie himself is doing squat while Khaiyum is calling the shots. The PM himself is totally spineless and expects the Minister for Everything to fix all the issues.

That's what happens when you have a high school dropout and mediocre lawyer as PM and AG respectively, or should I say disrespectfully because power has corrupted both of them.

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Naibuka Vuli
25/9/2020 03:45:45 am

This is unacceptable.Its really a shame..shame on our current
Leaders.They are bloody hypocrites and hope that they are not mentally disturbed

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Bahuki
25/9/2020 09:04:50 am

A petty ultimatum won't sway USP staff and students unless the administration itself decides to be dodgy again for the little man-child Khaiyum.

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