“Decide for yourselves who is truly meeting your needs”.
Those are the comments of Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama during the opening of the new $166,000 seawall in Matai-noco village in Tailevu.
Bainimarama says the government is working hard to improve the lives of every Fijian.
He says those who tell people that they are disadvantaged, were concerned with their perks and privileges than serving the needs of ordinary people when they were in government.
He says people should examine the evidence for themselves, read our constitution and the guarantee it provides for the safety of iTaukei land.
Bainimarama says he does not treat people like idiots by telling them lies and scaring them about things they have nothing to worry about.
He says he trusts the people to make up their minds for themselves.
He told the people in the Vanua of Nai-bati that everywhere he went to in Fiji, the traditional ceremonies and the strength and character of the iTaukei people proves that his political opponents are lying that the iTaukei way of life is under threat.
He adds the iTaukei people own 91 percent of Fiji’s total land surface which is guaranteed and protected in our Constitution.
Meanwhile, Bainimarama says the new seawall in Matai-noco village will not only protect the surrounding but it is also reclaiming low lying areas to enable them to build more houses.
The Prime Minister says the people of Matai-noco are no longer under threat from flooding and they are also protected from the effects of the high tides.
