I understand final interviews will be done tomorrow - Bulitavu

SODELPA parliamentarian, Mosese Bulitavu says he understands that the management board will conduct the final interviews with the candidates of the Party Leader and Deputy Party Leader positions tomorrow.

However Chairperson of the Interview Panel, Professor Tupeni Baba has already confirmed to Legend FM News that they will give their report after the interviews to recruitment agency, Pacific People. The outcome will then be submitted to the SODELPA management board.

Bulitavu does not agree with the process and maintains that it is unconstitutional to get a Interview Panel and recruitment agency to conduct the interviews with the candidates as the management board has to be present during that process.

He says he and 13 other management board members have already indicated to SODELPA President, Ratu Epenisa Cakobau that they will take legal action if the management board does not conduct the final interviews tomorrow.

Bulitavu who had applied for the Deputy Leader position also refused to attend the earlier interview conducted by the panel.

Opposition Leader and Caretaker SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says he wants to tell all who think they are helping his case by their various attempts to derail the selection process for Party Leader, that Rabuka is confident the preparation for the interviews were properly done with the help of the SODELPA Secretariat.

Rabuka says he has been interviewed for the Party Leader position and he was very impressed with the set up of the Pacific People recruitment agency.

He says the Interview Panel members are all adequately capable of making objective decisions for their recommendations to the Management Board.

The SODELPA Leader has asked all who are making comments on social and mainstream media to respect the decision made by the executives.

Rabuka says the flow of information from the secretariat to him was not perfect, but he knew the party preparation programme, so he made sure he was within communication reach in case of any change to the publicised timetable. He says he had to cancel a two-week programme of visits to Vanua Levu.

Rabuka had wanted to be in his village in Drekeniwai to be with his fellow villagers as they celebrated 160 years of Christianity yesterday.

The Opposition Leader has also posted on his facebook account that at 72 years old, some will say he is too old, some will say he has had his days and people need a young leader without the baggage of the past.

Rabuka says these are all fair comments, but 72 is just a number, he is fighting fit, motivated to empower tomorrow's young leaders and with baggage, comes wisdom and wisdom only comes from a history of learning from your and others' mistakes.

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