ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama extended an invitation to Leader of Opposition Ro Teimumu Kepa to put aside their political differences and work together for the betterment of Fiji.
"I intend to run an inclusive Government. I intend to leave no Fijian behind. So I am extending a sincere invitation to my political opponents and especially the honourable Leader of the Opposition to work with me to improve the prospects of every citizen and especially our young people," Mr Bainimarama said in his maiden parliamentary address.
"By all means you can and you must critique our policies, that's your role in our parliamentary democracy, just as it is in other countries.
"But don't do it simply for the sake of it. We must all and I ask you to work with and support all policies that are for the good of the nation.
"We must all and, I ask you to put the interests of our young people above politics.
"Because assisting them is the key to developing a stronger and more educated nation.
"Assisting them is an investment in a better Fiji. Assisting them means a stable and prosperous Fiji."
Mr Bainimarama highlighted that one of the major focus for his Government would be to help disadvantaged Fijians.
He said one way to do that was to eradicate poverty and that could be achieved through education and skilling people.
"I have said before that my proudest achievement in Government has been to free struggling families from the worry of having to pay for their children's education.
"Because in my own life, I have witnessed the heartbreak of many ordinary Fijians in not being able to meet the cost of school fees. Heartbreaking because we have always known that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
"And not getting a proper education has condemned successive generations to lives of menial work, meagre incomes, drudgery and not being able to improve their socioeconomic status."
Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama extended an invitation to Leader of Opposition Ro Teimumu Kepa to put aside their political differences and work together for the betterment of Fiji.
"I intend to run an inclusive Government. I intend to leave no Fijian behind. So I am...
Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama extended an invitation to Leader of Opposition Ro Teimumu Kepa to put aside their political differences and work together for the betterment of Fiji.
"I intend to run an inclusive Government. I intend to leave no Fijian behind. So I am extending a sincere invitation to my political opponents and especially the honourable Leader of the Opposition to work with me to improve the prospects of every citizen and especially our young people," Mr Bainimarama said in his maiden parliamentary address.
"By all means you can and you must critique our policies, that's your role in our parliamentary democracy, just as it is in other countries.
"But don't do it simply for the sake of it. We must all and I ask you to work with and support all policies that are for the good of the nation.
"We must all and, I ask you to put the interests of our young people above politics.
"Because assisting them is the key to developing a stronger and more educated nation.
"Assisting them is an investment in a better Fiji. Assisting them means a stable and prosperous Fiji."
Mr Bainimarama highlighted that one of the major focus for his Government would be to help disadvantaged Fijians.
He said one way to do that was to eradicate poverty and that could be achieved through education and skilling people.
"I have said before that my proudest achievement in Government has been to free struggling families from the worry of having to pay for their children's education.
"Because in my own life, I have witnessed the heartbreak of many ordinary Fijians in not being able to meet the cost of school fees. Heartbreaking because we have always known that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
"And not getting a proper education has condemned successive generations to lives of menial work, meagre incomes, drudgery and not being able to improve their socioeconomic status."
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