LETS HAVE FREE AND SECRET VOTE ON NEW PRESIDENT: Supervisor of Elections could be assigned to count the votes! If the FFP dominated Parliament refuses, Opposition MPs should WALK OUT OF PARLIAMENT

9/10/2015

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Why HUMILIATE Ratu Epeli Ganilau without changing voting rule, for FFP has numbers on its side in Parliament for foregone result - KONROTE! Secret vote (without revealing the identity of the voter) will give MPs the chance to vote with conscience rather than along party lines! Of course, frightened FFP MPs might just go along with their party!

"The nomination and likely appointment of Konrote is a slap on the face of Indo-Fijians"

THIS REGIME APPOINTED FORMER MEDIA BUTCHER WAITING HIS CALL

EVIL DESIGN: How can a failed candidate (above) with 615 votes be called to serve as FFP MP in Parliament - he can, for AIYAZ KHAIYUM made sure in his 2013 Constitution that a failed candidate can just come back during the lifetime of Parliament! That is why he removed the by-election provision from his CONSTITUTION

14 Comments

Charlie Charlie

10/10/2015 01:44:43 am

I'm hoping against all hope that the indo-Fijians in the ff party will break ranks with the exception of Kaiyum and vote for Rt Epeli Ganilau. It's highflying unlikely that these mere puppets and Kaiyum xxx polishers would do it but I hope they do so that the master coup maker doesn't get to enjoy the presidents seat. Ganilau is a better option by far. A call to all indo-Fijians within the ff-please stop clinging to kaiyums xxx and vote for the deserving candidate in Rt Epeli.

King Rat

10/10/2015 11:17:25 am

I am interested in why you think Ratu Epeli is a better candidate than Konrote?

My initial comparison of both men's military service show that Konrote is much senior having joined the RFMF in 1966 whereas Rt Epeli joined in 1972.

Konrote served in more senior staff appointments at the HQ of UNIFIL including being the first Fijian to command UNIFIL. Ratu Epeli did not.

Konrote served as a diplomat (Fiji High Commissioner to Australia & Singapore). Ratu Epeli has not served as a diplomat overseas.

And the list goes on.

It seems that Konrote's record of public service is better than Rt Epeli "by far".

Canada Boy

10/10/2015 04:25:16 am

If bainimarama was genuine about nation building and unity he would have consulted with the opposition and come up with a consensus candidate which all party could support
After all a Presudent is seen as a unifier and a symbol of unity in any country and above party politics but right out of the gate he is being elected on partisan line
Bainimarama is only all talk and does not display what he preaches and he blew an ample opportunity to display statementship

Dekho

10/10/2015 10:00:58 am

I agree a full 100 per cent with what you say except for the bit about Bainimarama displaying statesmanship . That is really expecting Too Much out of this military thug of a leader who is not even fit to be called a national leader. It is such a shame that a great country like Fiji which was once described by the Pope as a model multiracial democracy should have such an intellectual imbecile as it's PM.

King Rat

10/10/2015 01:11:17 pm

Who is your choice for alternative PM? Please tell us.

Dr Biman Prasad (PhD) ? Dr Tupeni Baba (PhD) ?

rambo

10/10/2015 07:18:05 am

I think the criteria of president nomination was to select a party neutral person.

Chiku

10/10/2015 11:00:35 am

Can someone point out one man or one woman in the Fiji First Theft Party who is guided by his or her conscience?

rajend naidu

10/10/2015 11:22:26 am

Editor,
Talking about using one's conscience to guide ones action we learn from the Herald Sun ( 11/10 ) that 400 doctors are " refusing to discharge asylum seeker children sent to the Royal Children's Hospital for treatment, saying it would be unethical to return them to detention.The doctors have been engaged in a secret showdown with the Immigration Dept( and it's minister ) , demanding the Federal Government cease locking up children"
The doctors took a protest stand outside the hospital with banners reading ' Detention Harms Children' and ' Doctors take Stand Against locking up kids'.
Now this is clear cut case of doctors acting with conscience and courage.
This contribution of mine is dedicated to Dr Mukesh Bhagat.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

Merit Based

10/10/2015 11:32:19 am

Based on their respective CV's Konrote is perhaps more deserving, Ganilau is a humble person but perhaps with an axe to grind.
The fragile democracy in fiji is going through its motion and does not need destabilising forces.

Kad Kid

10/10/2015 11:36:57 am

GCC should have vote for this.What's going now?

Welcome Back

11/10/2015 09:57:26 am

Good to see you awake kiddo. The GCC is sa oti come mada na FRAUD 2013 Constitution. But since you are awake - do something!

maropito link

10/10/2015 12:11:12 pm

The only duty of President of Fiji is open and close the parliament which he reads from the paper prepared by Kai Bai. Apart from this the president open and closes the door at other places and this president roams the world at the tax payers expense. Any one like the sales person from Indian shop will be good for the president. there is no Fijian shop so they cannot be selected for president

Ganilau for Ambassador

10/10/2015 05:17:58 pm

Frank should repay debt of favour and appoint Ganilau ambassador.After all he has civil service and political exposure and comes from an eminent family.

As for retiring Rt Epeli he can well mentor his fellow Bauans to take more eminent roles in public service, social, political etc, am talking about epenisa, tanoa etc and stop relying on Rt Seru Cakabaus legacy,failing which fast changing global rhetoric will render your potential future generations insignificant.

Bahuki

12/10/2015 07:57:09 pm

Its a no-brainer that they don't want any outsiders to take over the presidency since its all about their members and them only anyways. Obviously anyone thats not from the Bhaiyum clan would have been seen as a threat to their interests.

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