Fiji Times Bainimarama tasked with proving claims against coalition government

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FijiFirst leader Voreqe Bainimarama has been asked to prove the multitude of allegations he has made in recent days against the coalition government or prepare to face the weight of the law.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka issued the warning yesterday after Mr Bainimarama accused the government of engaging in repressive and oppressive conduct.

The Prime Minister also told Mr. Bainimarama to stop kidding himself and accept defeat.

“About 58% of those who went to the polls wanted change,” Rabuka said.

“Opposition parties got a total of 70,000 more votes than FijiFirst.”

Along with the warning, Mr Rabuka said taxpayer money given to Qorvis Communications and Vatis by the FijiFirst government to run its public relations work would be investigated.

He said both contracts of the two PR firms had been terminated and their role would be handled by the Department of Public Information.

“We have opened an investigation into what appears to be overspending within the Department of Public Information via payments to public affairs company Qorvis, local communications company Vatis, Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) and The Fiji Sun newspaper,” he said. .

Mr Rabuka said terminating the contracts was one of the first decisions he made when he took office.

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