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Efforts to serve election petition unsuccessful

Local News, News, Politics | | | By Litia Cava

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SODELPA party members Lynda Tabuya and Niko Nawaikula speaking to the media and supporters outside Suvavou house yesterday. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA

EFFORTS by the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) and National Federation Party (NFP) to serve a copy of the petition against the 2018 General Election results personally on the 27 FijiFirst party respondents were unsuccessful.

This was confirmed by the Opposition whip Lynda Tabuya at 7.45pm yesterday.

Ms Tabuya said the SODELPA youths attempted to serve the petition at the residences’ of the respondents who needed to accept and sign the petition and this was not done.

Representing the petitioners — SODELPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka and NFP leader Professor Biman Prasad — lawyer Filimoni Vosarogo said bailiffs tried to serve the petitions on the respondents yesterday.

Mr Vosarogo confirmed they had served a copy of the petition to the Supervisor of Elections.

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