Fijileaks: If only Pita Driti had been allowed to bring to an end Khaiyum's corrupt practices-all these crooks above would have been sent to prison; Doctrine of Necessity!
The regime's Fiji Sun propagandists whose payslips depend on the survival of Bainimarama-Khaiyum government have been quick to deride all and sundry over the recent wildfire rumours about Aiyaz Khaiyum's alleged detainment at the military camp. What these Sun propagandists do not know (or refuse to admit) is that Khaiyum lives in constant fear. In September 2010 as I was leisurely strolling through London's Oxford Street on my way to the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, I received a phone call from Fiji. It was from an old friend of mine: "Bula, bro. How are you. Is it true that Pita Driti is planning to capture Aiyaz?". The friend was inquiring because I had written a series of articles in the pro-democracy Coupfourpointfive blog exposing many of Khaiyum's corrupt practices, supported by documents. To my utter surprise, my friend told me that Khaiyum was with them. "He is here, bro, with us" ."Urr, maybe", I said. The next I was told was that Khaiyum had conveniently, as a precautionary measure, fled to Dubai. The rest is history - the same week Driti was arrested and charged, and later jailed. PS: Khaiyum was not alone in trying to find out his fate from me. His present cheerleader Nemani Delaibatiki was a regular from New Zealand - wanting to know "regime's scams" from me. So Fiji Sun propagandists should stop getting too excited. There is one thing for sure - another "Driti" is waiting in the wings at the camp to capture one of Fiji's most 'corrupt b*****d".
The corrupt b******" can run but he can't hide from the military and the long arm of the law. His puppet will again run and hide in the cassava patch
One (Patel) linked to hardware and civil supplies and another (Kaba) structural and civil engineering. Both have Conflict of Interest as stakeholders in road construction, bridges and airstrips
which come under FRA
New FRA board members
THE Minister for Infrastructure and Transport has appointed five members of the Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) board. A Government statement released yesterday stated that managing director of RC Manubhai, Dinesh Patel, has been appointed as chairman of the board. The other four are: Land Transport Authority board member Aptinko Vaurasi; structural/civil engineer and member of the Constitutional Offices Commission Sanjay Kaba; acting director for the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources Preetika Prasad; and principal legal officer in the Office of the Solicitor-General Salaseini Serulagilagi. Source: Fiji Times, 7 August 2015
THE Minister for Infrastructure and Transport has appointed five members of the Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) board. A Government statement released yesterday stated that managing director of RC Manubhai, Dinesh Patel, has been appointed as chairman of the board. The other four are: Land Transport Authority board member Aptinko Vaurasi; structural/civil engineer and member of the Constitutional Offices Commission Sanjay Kaba; acting director for the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources Preetika Prasad; and principal legal officer in the Office of the Solicitor-General Salaseini Serulagilagi. Source: Fiji Times, 7 August 2015
Conflict of Interest - FijiFirst Party MP Balminder Singh should have also declared his conflict of interest - he is a Board Member of
FDCL owned by the farmers:
The Permanent Secretary for Industry, Trade and Tourism says that national milk supply has increased after reforms were carried out in the Rewa Co-operative Dairy Company Limited.
Shaheen Ali told the Public Accounts Committee that the western division is also contributing to the supply after the setting up of the chilling centers.
Ali says dairy farmers were getting 55 cents per litre before the reform however this year Fiji Dairy Limited has paid out one dollar per litre.
Ali says the Dairy company had done a strategic planning exercise in 2009.
He added that before the reforms, the company had huge problems.
He says its net asset position as at 31st December 2010 was negative 4.7 million dollars and it had also accumulated a debt of 18 million dollars which later increased to 22 million dollars and there was unexplained debtors of 4 million dollars that had to be written off to clean up the balance sheet.
According to Ali the reform was done mainly to increase production.
Member Balmindar Singh asked Ali about the sale of Rewa Dairy and whether the due diligence process was carried out.
Ali explained that 16 companies showed their interest in buying the company however Southern Cross Foods Limited was one of the two short-listed companies.
Their offer was far greater than others.
They had also agreed to government=s condition of increasing production and supply by also going into dairy farming and establishing chilling centres.
Government shares in Rewa Corporative Dairy Company Limited was sold for 27 million dollars to Southern Cross Foods Limited.
Member Aseri Radrodro asked how the ministry monitors the reform.
Ali replied that they are having consultations with the company.
Balmindar Singh also highlighted that dairy farmers were also charged VAT for raw milk.
Ali says the matter has been resolved and VAT is being refunded for bigger scale farmers and small scale farmers are exempted from paying VAT.
He also asked Singh to check whether farmers are still charged
Shaheen Ali told the Public Accounts Committee that the western division is also contributing to the supply after the setting up of the chilling centers.
Ali says dairy farmers were getting 55 cents per litre before the reform however this year Fiji Dairy Limited has paid out one dollar per litre.
Ali says the Dairy company had done a strategic planning exercise in 2009.
He added that before the reforms, the company had huge problems.
He says its net asset position as at 31st December 2010 was negative 4.7 million dollars and it had also accumulated a debt of 18 million dollars which later increased to 22 million dollars and there was unexplained debtors of 4 million dollars that had to be written off to clean up the balance sheet.
According to Ali the reform was done mainly to increase production.
Member Balmindar Singh asked Ali about the sale of Rewa Dairy and whether the due diligence process was carried out.
Ali explained that 16 companies showed their interest in buying the company however Southern Cross Foods Limited was one of the two short-listed companies.
Their offer was far greater than others.
They had also agreed to government=s condition of increasing production and supply by also going into dairy farming and establishing chilling centres.
Government shares in Rewa Corporative Dairy Company Limited was sold for 27 million dollars to Southern Cross Foods Limited.
Member Aseri Radrodro asked how the ministry monitors the reform.
Ali replied that they are having consultations with the company.
Balmindar Singh also highlighted that dairy farmers were also charged VAT for raw milk.
Ali says the matter has been resolved and VAT is being refunded for bigger scale farmers and small scale farmers are exempted from paying VAT.
He also asked Singh to check whether farmers are still charged
Fijileaks: PSC still sitting on the 'office kama sutra' file on Shaheen Ali
Pita Driti went along with Frank Bainimarama, believing the corrupt dictator was genuine when he wanted to end alleged corruption under the Laisenia Qarase government:
