People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama cannot say that politicians are misleading the iTaukei about the iTaukei Land Trust Amendment Act commonly known as Bill 17 when the Government did not do any proper consultations with the landowners who own iTaukei land.
Rabuka believes the Prime Minister has a very shallow understanding of the impact of the so-called Bill 17.
He asks where was the consultation before the rights of the iTaukei to be consulted on certain matters regarding their land was taken away.
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Rabuka says the whole discussion of iTaukei land has failed to consider the issue first considered to be at the heart of it all – the iTaukei, their land and their ability for economic improvement and betterment, using their resources.
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The People’s Alliance Leader says Bainimarama is responsible as the Minister for iTaukei Affairs to ensure proper consultations regarding iTaukei land and other related matters are held with the iTaukei since the Great Council of Chiefs has been removed and the senate system with the GCC representatives have been put in the garbage bin by Bainimarama.
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Rabuka also says Bainimarama should not think that he is doing any special favours when he goes and speaks to provincial councils like the one in Namosi yesterday as it is his duty to work for the people as the Minister.
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Rabuka also says the Prime Minister continues to decry political parties criticisms of his government’s so called achievements, as if it is their entitlement not to be discredited.
He says every government must accept criticism from political parties, especially when it is based on undeniable facts.
The People’s Alliance Leader says the Prime Minister should also tell the provincial meetings he attends how his government intends to pay down its debt over the years that will be at 89% of our GDP by July 2022.
Rabuka says there is no point avoiding the white elephant in the room.
He says Bainimarama should be forthright to the people of Fiji how his government intends to ease the debt burden which is squarely on the shoulders of our children and future generations of Fijians and when they will all have to end up paying the mountain of debt that his FijiFirst government has irresponsibly accumulated over the last 16 years.
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