Fijian Elections Office refers the NFP to FICAC

The Fijian Elections Office has today referred the National Federation Party to FICAC for allegedly breaching the Political Parties Act.

It says irregularities have been identified in the Financial Disclosures of the National Federation Party for the year 2018.

The FEO says these discrepancies also result in breach of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Act 2013 [Political Parties Act].

Registrar, Mohammed Saneem says the NFP has also been asked to resubmit the source of party funding list for the year 2018 to the Registrar with exact details and particulars.

Saneem says the total of source of party funding in the audited financial statement is overstated by $103,032 if all the receipts are taken into account. He says if bank statements are considered, then the same is still overstated by $8,760.47.

The Registrar says it is found from the verification of the receipts that the NFP has failed or neglected to issue receipts for amounts which add up to $131,578.