The Rabuka Government has every right to appoint and disappoint under the 2013 Constitution, says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
While responding to Opposition Leader and former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s call to the Rabuka Government to follow the 2013 Constitution in dealing with the employment of permanent secretaries, Mr Rabuka said even the Bainimarama administration did not follow proper procedure to establish the same Constitution.
“There is a change in the Prime Minister and he (Mr Bainimarama) should expect changes,” he said.
“We believe that the 2013 Constitution was not properly promulgated by the people.
“The Constitution allows for review and recommendation for changes so we will be looking at this as well.”
Mr Rabuka said the permanent secretaries were hired by the former government.
“So it will be unfair of us to expect them to perform under us as they were hired by the past government. “Therefore, we have the right to deal with these issues.”
