The Presidential election is expected to take place in a special Parliament sitting at the end of this month, and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that the Coalition Government’s nominee remains the current President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere.
Rabuka had earlier stated that there was some discomfort with certain nominees for the country’s Presidency, which is why he withdrew his nominee for the election yesterday.
In an interview with fijivillage News, Rabuka says the Speaker, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, had asked him to make sure that the doubt that was raised with him was cleared before they make the nomination.
He says the Speaker had doubts in regards to an allegation against the President.
Rabuka says he has to be very sure that any doubt that people might have be cleared.
Meanwhile, FICAC has confirmed that the files regarding the complaints against the President have been closed.
They say that the preliminary investigation sought assistance from the Financial Intelligence Unit regarding financial information on Ratu Wiliame, and the information provided by the Fiji FIU was sufficient to disprove the allegations.
FICAC says they also verified the Assets and Liabilities declared in the Fiji FIU report and can confirm the same.
They add that, based on the outcome of the preliminary inquiry and the legal opinion provided thereafter, FICAC had informed the Supervisor of Elections that there is no evidence to support the claims made by the complainant, and therefore they have closed the files.
