SODELPA General Secretary, Viliame Takayawa Junior states that SODELPA MP, Aseri Radrodro has refused to adhere to the Prime Minister’s directive to reinstate Doctor Kesaia Seniloli as the Fiji National University Council Chairperson, based on what the party stands for.
Although Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka stresses that the Solicitor General has advised that Radrodro should reappoint the FNU council members he removed last year, Takayawa says the simple reason is that while they respect the prerogative to instruct the cabinet to carry out his directive as the Prime Minister, unfortunately, Radrodro is duty bound and has to follow the law.
He says the FNU Council initially drew the attention of the Prime Minister to the four council members who were terminated earlier because of the appointment that was done illegally.
Radrodro says it is understandable that the Prime Minister has the prerogative to make the decision and no one is arguing about that, but the party is reminding Rabuka that they also have the Coalition Agreement where section 5 of the agreement states that consultation is warranted for anything that is decided by the Coalition.
