Military Council

I AM not a diehard fan of the military nor, of the Military Council which Graham Davis (ex-Qorvis) has referred to in his allegations published in The Fiji

Times (FT 26/9). But if it has to take a Military Council to curtail the messy shenanigans of the Government as detailed by Mahendra Chaudhry in his opinion piece on FT 26/9, then I will gladly review my bias.

That the military is the entity to curb civilian excess is rather ironical because in a democracy it is supposed to be the opposite. The buck should stop with the PM; why does he entertain such wanton behaviour with his ministers and why must it be the Military Council which flashes the amber light?

It would seem the PM is rather diffident when it comes to confronting some of his ministers. As a leader it is not a good position to be in.

By the way I thought these military councils were a relic of the decree era which ended when the new government came into being after the 2014 elections. Please someone, correct me if I am wrong.

On a serious note, the opinion piece by Mr Chaudhry, plus the earlier warning by Savenaca Narube on Fiji’s precarious debt situation of approximately $10b, is starting to paint a picture of things starting to unravel. No amount of doubling down or keeping stiff-upper-lips on the part of the attorneygeneral and PM can hide the damage done because of poor economic management and governance.

The conspicuous lack of good governance displayed by this government leaves one sensing a reckless disregard for adherence to rules and processes, “just because they can”. Hence, deliberate or otherwise, they are in effect running the country into the ground.

Funny, I believe that was the same thing Voreqe Bainimarama accused exPM Laisenia Qarase of doing, thus justifying the takeover of December 5, 2006.

MAREKO VULI Wainibuku Rd, Nakasi