Dictator Bainimarama Blackmails Lau
Bainimarama gave Lau an Ultimatum on the second day of the Lau Provincial Council. “Either remove Adi Ateca Ganilau, nee
Mara, as Chairman or the meeting will forced to end immediately” On Tuesday July 12th the Lau Provincial Council elected
Adi Ateca Ganilau as Chairman. In a shock result for the dictator, Bainimarama, Adi Ateca received 17 votes, The regime
stooge Filipe Bole 15 and Roko Josefa Delainauluvatu 6.
Adi Ateca stepped down as Chairman to allow the meeting to continue. She said “On the day before the meeting Leweni was
lobbying the members of the council to vote for Bole or the province would not receive any government funds. The members
of the council disregarded that and voted me in as Chairman. However, following the ultimatum I felt it was in the best
interests of Lau if I step down to allow the meeting to continue. The Interim Government now has no excuse not to
deliver on the promises made to Lau by Bainimarama last month.”
Ratu Tevita Mara Said “I congratulate my sister Adi Ateca on her victory. However, It is a sad day for Fiji when an
elected representative is forced to resign because of a dictator’s blackmail.”
He continues “This result showed the people of Lau cannot be bought. The dictator thought he could threaten the members
with withdrawing Government financial support for the province. The people of Lau ignored the threats and voted for who
they believed had their best interests at heart. The regime responded by removing Adi Ateca.”
“The election of Adi Ateca demonstrates that the people of Fiji can see through the dictator’s lies and broken promises.
It shows when the people are allowed to vote they do not vote for Bainimarama or his lackeys. They vote for independence
from the regime.”
“Khaiyum announced Fiji would have elections in September 2014. That maybe the case, but here we have a clear example of
how this regime acts if they don’t agree with the voters. They use blackmail and threats to get the result they want. I
urge all the supporters of the Bainimarama regime to take note. There will be no free and fair elections in 2014. The
only chance for a fairly elected Government in Fiji is for regime change.”
“The pressure is building on Bainimarama and his puppet master Khaiyum. Pressure is building within Fiji and it is
building in the region. I have a meeting in Sydney on Saturday and will then fly on to New Zealand to talk with the pro
democracy movement.”
Thumbs up for Democracy!
Ratu Tevita Mara
ENDS