The Fiji Times

Bulitavu’s inclusion in party ‘a will of God’

Pastor to make Fiji biggest missionary sending nation

- By NAVNESH REDDY By SERAFINA SILAITOGA

FIJI will become the biggest missionary sending nation in the world, says All Peoples Party leader Pastor Tuiloma

MOSESE Bulitavu’s inclusion in the FijiFirst party is a will of God, says Manoa Tuiwainika­i of the traditiona­l sauturaga clan of Qoibau in Labasa, where Mr Bulitavu’s mother hails from.

“We are all happy for him, because God has allowed things to

Tawaivuna.

He said that was one of the key points in the party’s yet to be released manifesto, while announcing his party’s next batch of provisiona­l candidates last Friday in Lovu, Lautoka. happen like joining the FijiFirst party and we know that Mosese will continue to work for the vanua in terms of developmen­t and protecting our vanua,” he said.

Mr Tuiwainika­i, son of the former clan leader and former Parliament­arian, the late Sakeo Tuiwainika­i, said Mr Bulitavu aided with the set up of the village shop and kava exports

When asked if there was any particular reason why all 19 of the party’s provisiona­l candidates announced last Friday were representa­tives of various churches in Fiji, he said “the body of Christ has finally come together”. for the youths and was someone who always had time to listen to people.

“He will spend as much time as he can with the villagers and hear all our grievances and he also obeys the elders of the vanua.

“Mosese has always been there for us, not just now when he became a politician, but from

“We have been trying so hard to bring the body of Christ together, through all the denominati­ons in Fiji for a long time,” Pastor Tawaivuna said.

“This is the work of God.” before when he used to run the Labasa Tikina office.”

Mr Tuiwainika­i said they would support the Government as they have seen the developmen­t that has taken place in surroundin­g villages.

“Our neighbours in Lekutulevu and Dreketilai­lai now have good bridges and better roads which allows buses to reach the villagers,” he said.

“This never happened before. In the past our fathers used to ask the past administra­tions to improve the road in Dreketilai­lai, but nothing happened.

“In fact there were no bridges, but now they have four big bridges and students and villagers are no longer affected with travelling to town.”

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