![People’s Alliance Deputy Leader Lynda Tabuya. [Image: File Photo]](https://www.fijivillage.com/news_images/19710943562b2a36abfebb9a55e870.jpg)
Power supply and disruptions continue to be an issue of concern for many people according to People’s Alliance Deputy Leader, Lynda Tabuya, and she says she stands by her comments regarding Energy Fiji Limited.
Although People’s Alliance General Secretary, Sakiasi Ditoka has said that Tabuya’s post does not represent the party, Tabuya says she accepts what the General Secretary is saying, and that she represents her own views.
Following EFL CEO, Hasmukh Patel’s comments, Tabuya says it is rather unfortunate that Patel goes on the offence to attack ordinary citizens who suffer almost daily from planned or unplanned outages, and it is occurring more often even when there isn’t a natural disaster, in the middle of the morning or day or afternoon, you name it, it’s occurring.
Tabuya says they are celebrating big profits and payouts, including bonuses to the workers, which interestingly is happening in election year.
She says to make such fanfare is a slap on the face of the public.
Tabuya also calls on Patel to tell people what is their plan to fix the problem, to reinvest into the infrastructure and the outdated equipment that needs upgrading to service the population boom in the urban areas.
She says frequent outages happen and yet the people of Fiji see no breaks in electricity bills, and no clear plans on what EFL will do to fix the problem.
Tabuya also asks whether the traditional landowners are being justly compensated for the continued use of their land and resources.
She has said to Patel not to make this about the workers, as a state owned entity like EFL is accountable to the taxpayers and therefore to try to hide behind the employees to dodge the public outcry about poor services shows his incompetence and he should resign.
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