What they said in Parliament

Ashneel Sudhakar, Minister for Lands & Mineral Resources:

“The Opposition’s glass is always half empty.Let me assure them and the people that when we leave, if we ever do, we are not going to take away the buildings and bridges away with us. “That is the investment we have made for the people of Fiji and we will leave them behind with people together with our legacy.”

Ro Filipe Tuisawau, SODELPA president:

“It is important for a leader to focus on key responsibilities while leaving the rest to others. By that I mean empowering your subordinates, and delegating task to them. “If you continue to micromanage your subordinates, it will develop a lack of trust and more importantly you will not be able to focus on important matters as you should be.”

Mahendra Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, Waterways and Environment:

“To be effective, we need to ensure that we uphold the values of this august House and debate in a manner that provides hope and clarity to all Fijians. “We need to speak in the national interest than in the interest of self or party. “We need to be a beacon from where all Fijians can take reference, with confidence, when addressing and understanding issues that will matter greatly for our collective well-being.

Jese Saukuru, SODELPA MP:

“The only prayer and wish that I have is that, with divine intervention of the Almighty we gather the collective will and serve people in a bi-partisan manner.”