It was a joyous occasion for Yaroi Villagers yesterday (04/01/23) when Prime Minister, Honourable Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, accepted their invitation to meet with them.
The Prime Minister made time to be at Yaroi village after opening the new bridge at Nayarabale village and thanked the village for their tremendous support which has enabled him and his fellow candidates from Cakaudrove to be in Government.
“We came here today to thank you,” said the Prime Minister.
“Your five candidates from Cakaudrove are now in parliament and as you know the Tui Cakau is now the Speaker of the House.”
“We are in Government now with two other parties and this is only possible through our mutual understanding and our faith in each other that we can work together.”
“I believe that we have garnered a strong support base shared between the coalition Government.”
“We have been getting congratulatory messages from leaders of countries around the world and assurances have been made of their support towards my leadership.”
The Prime Minister made special mention of his phone conversation with his Australian counterpart Mr Anthony Albanese who looks forward to Fiji’s leadership and the wind of change that comes with it, especially for our Pacific Island community.
“I look forward to serving the people of this country and restoring the relationships with our Pacific neighbors.”
“Nonetheless,” the Prime Minister adds, “one of the issues affecting our development is lack of communication between the people and Government and we must work on improving the linkage from village meeting to Tikina thence to the provincial meetings where they are discussed with Government representatives.”
“I urge you all to take these meetings seriously as they are the doorway to development in our communities and villages.”
“When the development pathway is well understood by the people, things will be easier and our development can be carried out with efficiency all across the country.”
Prime Minister Rabuka assured villagers that Government will listen and everyone should be involved as we are in a democracy and are encouraged to speak freely on issues they want to be addressed.
The Prime Minister however requested that respect is accorded to everyone.
“Respect each other and never speak ill of anyone. You never know, that person could become your boss in the future.”
