Turaga Praises Own Party in Koro

Siromi Turaga, the Minister for Justice, praised his own political party, The People’s Alliance, for its commitment to serve the people.

While speaking to the villagers of Nabuna in Cawa, Koro, Mr Turaga said the party had been a catalyst for change.

Cawa district includes the villages of Cavaga, Tavua, Nabasovi, Kade, Nabuna, and Vatulele.

“The People’s Alliance is a very important party because, despite being relatively young, it has brought the change we wanted and dreamed about,” Mr Turaga said.

“A change that has granted people freedom, freedom that God endowed each of you with and is protected under the 2013 Constitution.”

“This demonstrates that we will always listen to the people. Leading up to the 2022 election, a small team accompanied me to Lomaiviti. Looking back, I am grateful to the Lord.”

He expressed his gratitude to the district of Cawa for their steadfast support.

“Thank you to the district of Cawa for not wavering in your decision to choose me, someone from Kubuna-i-wai that will protect Lomaiviti,” Mr Turaga said.

“On Friday (today), the party will hold its Annual General Meeting. Next month, the Minister for Agriculture will visit Koro, and I am thankful that he is focusing on Koro due to its rich land.”

“Next month, there will be an agriculture show to assist farmers, and I encourage all of you to take advantage of these opportunities.”

He criticised the now-deregistered FijiFirst party for allegedly prioritising its own interests over those of the people.

“For 16 years, the iTaukei were pushed aside, and civil servants have noted the difference and change they had been waiting for.

The Ministry of Justice staff, who previously seldom left the office, have now visited many provinces,” Mr Turaga said.

“We are thinking of the people, which is why we are bringing services directly to them.

“We are investigating the previous government and have encountered numerous difficulties.

“There were 70 cases referred to FICAC from the Housing Authority for misuse of funds, but only one case has reached the court.”

Meanwhile, Mr Turaga and other ministers were also under investigation by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) under the former acting commissioner Francis Pulewai, who resigned last week.

Barbara Malimali has now taken on the substantive role and told Fiji Sun that ‘there’s a new commissioner’ when asked if she would continue on from Ms Pulewai’s actions.

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