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The Prime Minister's comments about me losing my cabinet seat but remaining as a backbencher in parliament is strange and bewildering because I hold a position that SODELPA agreed to, whereby we were assigned 3 ministerial positions which is part of the Coalition Agreement following the People’s Alliance Party's approach to SODELPA.
Those are the comments of Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro following comments made by Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan on why he was earlier intending to change the Education Minister.
Radrodro says the Prime Minister’s comments can only happen if SODELPA agrees to such a situation where it would have to first determine his performance.
The Minister says he is comfortable that SODELPA’s management board, which he has a lot of respect for, will be able to determine his work ethics and outputs, and will know how to handle any concerns raised to it according to law.
Radrodro says as it stands, he hopes that everyone will uphold the coalition agreement and lead without malice.
The Minister for Education adds he is a party man, and for him, his loyalty is to SODELPA and the people of Fiji, and until SODELPA says otherwise, he will be loyal and serve the Coalition Government faithfully and to his best.
Radrodro says the Prime Minister has made some comments about his work performance, and obviously he cannot discuss it in public, given that they have a ministerial code of conduct and confidentiality, which they all must abide by.
However Radrodro says he must make it known that the responsibility of his role as a Minister weighs heavily on his conscience each day and given he is guided by the Education Act that provides for what he is empowered to do or not to do as a line Minister.
In his response, Radrodro says he does his best to be diligent, fair, consultative and responsive to all the stakeholders especially the children, teachers, parents, guardians and school management including the teacher unions and associated institutions.
He says if he has fallen below that standard at any time, then he appreciates being advised accordingly, which he accepts as constructive criticism, allowing him to take corrective measures where mandated by law.
The Minister says he thanks the people for their steadfast faith, and he asks that we all continue to pray for our nation and its leaders.
