There is confirmation from reliable sources that former Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission CEO, Joel Abraham was appointed as the new FCCC Chairperson on Christmas Eve however his appointment has now been rescinded by the government.
We have been told that Abraham who is the Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Regulatory Centre, had ordered for a governance review on the recent decision by the FCCC to increase electricity tariffs after taking up the Chairmanship of FCCC yesterday.
fijivillage News has been informed that Abraham's appointment as FCCC Chairman was rescinded today.
We have sent questions to Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka.
He has referred us to Minister for Finance, Commerce and Business Development, Esrom Immanuel.
We have also sent questions to Joel Abraham.
fijivillage News has asked if Abraham's appointment has been rescinded within a day and why.
We have asked whether Abraham had ordered a governance review of the recent FCCC decision to increase the electricity tariffs.
fijivillage News has also asked what will be done about it based on the tariff increase as this will not just affect tariff increases but the prices of non price control items going up based on the cost of doing business and production costs.
We have also asked both the Prime Minister and the Minister on how are they dealing with the governance review on the tariff, and how it will affect the people and the country as a whole.
Many people including the Consumer Council of Fiji and the Fiji Employers and Commerce Federation have asked for a review of the electricity tariff decision as it will drastically affect people.
Their main concerns include the lack of a new round of proper consultations and the cost of non price control items rising which will affect everyone.
They it is not just about people paying minimal increases in their electricity bills or not pay anything more if they use 100 units or less of power.
We are still waiting for a response from Minister Esrom Immanuel and Joel Abraham.
