Party members narked at Singh pre-empting party policies to media
FROM THE DESK OF
NIRMAL SINGH
SUVA, SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2014
This morning I informed the
Interim President of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adi Sivia Qoro, of my
decision to resign from the Peoples Democratic Party and relinquish my position
as the founding member of the Party.
Since actions of this kind are always the
subject of rumors, gossip and speculation, it is only politically prudent to
make the reasons for this action known to the people of Fiji. My reason for resigning
from the party is based on a fundamental disagreement with several issues.
As you would have noted, there have been
several conflicting statements released from the party in recent times and this
does not augur well for the reputation, well-being and unity within the party. We
have been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons and this is affecting
PDP’s profile and credibility among our people.
I am dispensable – the party is
indispensable!
I must admit here that the
policies of the party expressed so far in the media were mostly articulated by
me and this has not gone down well with some founding members and this was done
in absence of party having any firmed up policies. I take responsibility for
uttering those policies and will leave up to my promise to the people to
deliver on those policies once I decide my political future.
I strongly believe that we have
to serve the people of Fiji and not one segment of the society, no matter who
was instrumental in forming the party. We must represent the interest of all
the people of our country.
For sake of unity in the party,
for the sake of consistency in the party and for the sake of the interest of
the people we serve it is important for me to step aside, which I am doing so
with immediate effect.
For my part, I intend to remain
politically active and continue to serve my country as a grassroots citizen.
We all
individually and collectively as the citizen owe it to our country, our people
and our future generations to serve in the national interest of Fiji. For me personally, I have been brought up by
my parents under extreme poverty and struggle.
Today we, as a family, have achieved a lot and I give all the credit to
my parents and my motherland and they have brought us to where we are today. My
parents have departed this world and it’s my moral responsibility to give back
to my land without any self-interest so that our children can have a better
future than us.
I have also spent seventeen years of my life
working for the greatest democracy in the world – The United States. I have been in the forefront of promoting US
Foreign Policy on Democracy, Human rights, freedom and rule of law. These values are very strongly engrained in
me.
I also strongly believe in the
rights and aspirations of our indigenous people and will work towards reforming
and strengthening their institutions.
I will continue to speak up on
issues important for our country and strive towards the goal of encouraging a
new generation of leaders to take the political leadership of this
country.
We, as a nation, are guilty of
what our nation has been going through since 1987. We collectively have to take
responsibility and we collectively have to address this situation. We need to move forward as a nation. Let’s
learn from the past events but let not even think about going to those days
again.
I will disclose my future
political plans in due course. I thank
the media, people of Fiji, political, community, business leaders for your
support and encouragement during my term as the member and spokesman for the
Peoples Democratic Party. I will continue to serve you with the best of my
ability.
I wish the Peoples Democratic
Party all the best in its future endeavours.
Vinaka,
Nirmal Singh
203 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 203 of 203Damn! God damn mother f....r Nirmole!
Ain't gonna happen baby!!
Nothing is going to happen to the government of the day; there will be no elections until 2020. Our biggest problem is that there is so much greed and backstabbing within the i-taukei race. Division in politics, division in church, division at home and division in the village. If you truly want to remove this government, you have to be truly united. Otherwise don't bother wasting your time trying to garner support through c4.5. For those trying to sound macho on this blog, "quit that shit". You are all paralysed with fear. If you weren't you would have done something by now. Some of you may have calling on ancestral forces to help you but they are not responding.......why is that? Because they are already part of the what's been happening since 2006. That's why your curses on Bainimarama, Khaiyum and the military have not been working.
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