RESIGN, PARMESH CHAND. THE PAP loser candidate's appointment is unprecedented and highly irregular. PSC has to first sit, and approve his appointment but that happens only after due process is COMPLETED

We assert that no such acting appointment can be made even on a temporary basis. His appointment is unprecedented. The only other legitimate way he could be appointed is by way of an 'Adviser or Consultant' but not as Permanent Secretary by Sitiveni Rabuka.

In Chand's case, he is disqualified from being considered as an applicant for a permanent appointment in the public service (and especially as a Permanent Secretary of the Public Service) for anyone who is a failed candidate in any national elections. 
*That is why it is mandatory for all civil servants to resign from the civil service if or should they offer themselves as candidates for national elections either standing for a political party or as an independent. This is based on the principle that civil servants must be politically neutral and independent at all times.

GO BACK TO YOUR LECTURE NOTES, PARMESH CHAND:
We are shocked that after he resigned from the PSC, he learnt nothing as the Director of Pacific Islands Centre for Public Administration. He is also credited as having led the design and change management of a number of major public sector reform programs.

July 2008:

“He came to see me this morning and tendered his resignation which is being considered..He did not give any reason for his resignation which has been handed to the permanent secretary for processing," said PSC permanent secretary Taina Tagicakibau
"At the moment we’ll be looking at the appointment of someone from within (the interim PM’s office) to act in his (Mr Chand’s) place,” said PSC Rishi Ram.

Fijileaks: Like 15 years ago, the recent Acting appointment of Chand should have come from within the Ministry. 
*In other words, there should have been an advertisement and consideration and approval by the PSC then police clearance before final endorsement by Sitiveni Rabuka.
*Here they are obviously trying to push the cart before the horse which is unprecedented. *Why don’t they simply maintain Susan Kiran to continue to act as Secretary PSC and Secretary to Cabinet (for next 30 days or so or  assign another incumbent PS from another Ministry to act at PSC) until due process has been completed in the case of Chand's application? 
*In Chand's case, he is disqualified from being considered as an applicant for a permanent appointment in the public service (and especially as a Permanent Secretary of the Public Service) for anyone who is a failed candidate in any national elections.
That is why it is mandatory for all civil servants to resign from the civil service if or should they offer themselves as candidates for national elections either standing for a political party or as an independent. This is based on the principle that civil servants must be politically neutral and independent at all times.

"An acting appointment can only be made to those already holding substantive appointments or posts and are required to carry out partially or fully the duties and functions of the higher post in a department or ministry  of the  Public Service." 

SILENT AS A LAMB (CHOP)
We reminded Fijians recently that once Rabuka has sucked NFP/SODELPA into a Coalition, he will be able to ride roughshod over them, for if they revolt and the Coalition collapses, Prasad and Gavoka, with their Cabinet ministers are in the wild. Its over 50 years and still the NFP, boasting its the oldest party in Fiji, has only 5 seats, and its leader less than 12,000 Votes 

*But the long standing tradition of the public service from colonial days to post independence to be politically neutral and independent at all times, was grossly abused and incinerated by the FFP government when it approved FFP’s failed 2014 election candidate, Commander Viliame Naupoto, to be appointed  as  Commander of the RFMF for two terms during which time he had, with PM Bainimarama’s aggressive  connivance, totally destroyed the political neutrality and independence of our Royal Fiji Military Forces.

*It is therefore quite obvious that the Prime Minister Rabuka of the new Coalition Government, faced perhaps by relentless public pressure to achieve his Government’s ambitious 100-Day Plan, has decided to borrow from FFG’s infamous doctrine of appointing one of his failed national election candidate to the highest Permanent Secretary appointment in the nation.

​*This has never been done by previous Governments since independence.
HEIL TO SITIVENI RABUKA AND THE COALITION GOVERNMENT