THE general elections next month is the last opportunity for people to bring back Fiji from the brink of economic and social disaster, says National Federation Party (NFP) candidate Dorsami Naidu.
The Nadi-based lawyer said people should just not be fooled or get carried away by whatever assistance they received from the Government in the past few weeks.
“We saw a lot of assistance being given out and projects launched or completed ones opened by government ministers prior to the dissolution of Parliament and the issuing of the Writ for Elections by the President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere,” Mr Naidu said.
“And such things are still happening when we are less than a month away from going to the polls.
“The financial assistance was not from our own hard earned economic activity but rather from foreign loans, grants and handouts including dipping into the bottomless Fiji National Provident Fund without consideration to transparency or any form of accountability.”
The veteran Fijian politician said the $1 a day assistance for six months for children under 18 years and other assistance for tertiary students to name a few were not from the pockets of the Prime Minister or the Minister for Economy.
Mr Naidu said people needed to wake up and realise this. He also indicated that people should not forget that we are in a debt, to the tune of $10 billion which would have to be paid by the young generation who will be the future taxpayers.
“The FijiFirst party to its credit tried an experiment where we have a common name but it just failed to come through on its promises of a democratic society where corruption is minimised.
“Democracy should give us security and inclusivity where we can more than coexist as a nation and as a people.
“Let’s have free and transparent elections on December 14 without the need to place thorns on the path of political parties, candidates and electorate but allow them to participate in free and fair elections which can be termed the ‘will of the people’.”
