Gavoka says they are sick and tired learning about expats leaving prematurely from organisations funded by taxpayers’ citing personal and family reasons

SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says they are sick and tired learning about expatriates leaving prematurely from statutory authorities, institutions and organisations funded by taxpayers’ citing personal and family reasons.

Gavoka says SODELPA questions the sudden resignation of the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Fiji National University, Professor Toby Wilkinson under the all too familiar grounds of “personal family reasons”.

He says this is becoming like a circus and a show of disrespect for our people.

The SODELPA Leader says many of these expatriates consider these appointments as mere ‘parking lot’ while waiting for opportunities elsewhere.

Gavoka says there is no allegiance or no sense of responsibility or ownership when taking up these positions in Fiji. He says they can just pack and leave when they want.

The SODELPA Leader says this must end and the opportunities should be given to our people.

He says SODELPA believes that we have our own locals that are capable to lead statutory bodies or institutions in our country.

Gavoka says they believe that many of our own people have taken various statutory organisations to greater heights as they have done in the past such as the likes of the late former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase who headed the Fiji Development Bank and Jone Koroitamana for CAAF, Mesake Nawari and Jinita Prasad to name a few.