In February 2014, Bainimarama had warned voters against politicians and hangers-on responsible for the infamous National Bank of Fiji (NBF) scandal: “Now, some of those same politicians and hangers-on who were responsible for this scandal – and others who benefited personally – are seeking your vote in the forthcoming general election. They are relying on you having short memories. They are treating you as if you are stupid. I urge you to call their bluff and consign them to the political dustbin of history. With their noses stuck firmly in the trough, this elite – aided by a grossly irresponsible management and board – raided the National Bank of Fiji for loans that many had no intention of repaying. They ripped off their fellow Fijians...The funds of ordinary Fijians were misappropriated. These elites effectively robbed their own countrymen and women – decent, hardworking ordinary people who had put their trust in the Bank and the Government.”
One of the NBF debtors has joined his political bandwagon: The former party secretary of the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT), Ema Druavesi, says she supports Bainimarama/Khaiyum's FjiFirst Party; Fiji's ambassador to Geneva and former High Court judge Nazhat Shameem, who had led an uphill fight as DDP Prosecutor to bring the debtors to justice, found the NBF scandal revealed fraud, corruption, and gross abuse of office, obtaining money by false pretences and obtaining credit by fraud; see Victor Lal: http://www.coupfourandahalf.com/2010/05/fnpf-saga-and-ghost-of-collapsed.html
See Full Report at Coupfourpointfive: http://www.coupfourandahalf.com/2010/06/coup-apologist-ema-druavesi-and.html
