OPPOSITION MP Adi Litia Qionibaravi this week questioned why the Ministry of Public Enterprises took over the implementation or the execution of the master plan of Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd when the company was recording profit.
She said company made a profit of $26,254,954 in 2016 and it also paid dividends totalling $5,070,605 for 2016.
Adi Litia also said while the company made profits it should consider its responsibilities to the traditional fishing rights owners of Suva, including Navukavu.
“Will the company consider paying some form of compensation to the Tui Suva, Na Yavusa Vesivanua, and the Roko Baleni – only two, but there are other fishing rights owners around the country where the wharves are located and the marine resources have been affected by the use of the vessels around these wharves,” she said
