SODELPA Management Board meeting gets underway in Suva

The SODELPA Management Board meeting is set to start at the Southern Cross Hotel in Suva this hour.

The 43 member board will sit to look at issues dealing with the dismissed Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro, and the explanations given by the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka on why Radrodro was dismissed which relates to the Fiji National University Council appointments, and Radrodro’s written response to Rabuka’s statement.

Radrodro has also made a public apology and requested the Prime Minister to reinstate him as the Minister for Education.

SODELPA General Secretary, Viliame Takayawa says they are discussing the coalition agreement, party leadership elections in April, and review of the SODELPA Constitution including the proposed reduction of the party’s management board members. He says the reduction of the board numbers is to streamline things before the 2026 elections.

Takayawa says the management board is made up of executive members constituency, women and youth members.

He says they need have a quorum of 22 to have the meeting.

SODELPA Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka, former SODELPA Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa, SODELPA MP Aseri Radrodro, Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu, SODELPA Youth President Ben Daveta, Youth Vice President Koroi Tikoilomaloma and other board members are in attendance.

The management board will look at the SODELPA Working Group recommendations which include looking at the option to start discussions with the FijiFirst Party.

Stay with us for developments.