Lesi Natuva, the Naval Officer who is the illegal Minister for Public Works reckons it will costs $40m to reseal all roads around the country. It shows the naivity of the man because resealing roads in Viti Levu alone cost more than this. He reminds me of the late KR Latchan's political speech during the Alliance days when he told a gathering of potential voters if he was elected he would gravel all the tar-seal roads in Fiji and judging from the irrational past decisions of the illegal junta, maybe this is what Natuva is actually referring to? Well it ain't going to surprise me!
Lastly, Steve Ratuva's statement that politics affects tourism and Fiji is actually safe but it was what tourists perceived as a threat is causing them to stay away from Fiji is not totally correct. Steve omits to accept the fact that people may not be coming to Fiji because they don't like what is happening in Fiji and countries like Australia, NZ and others are warning its citizens of potential hazards, which is having a drastic impact of Fiji's tourism sector.
Furthermore, their voting with their feet is a direct consequence of Frank's coup. Ratuva to prove his point gave a a personal example saying despite his disagreeing with Bush and Howard's policies, he still visited Australia. This da Vinci does not make sense because if people in Fiji were given the opportunity to visit the US or Australia, 100% of the people would go and you know what da Vinci, politics would be the last thing on their minds.
- Tui Savu.
- President. solivakasama
