SODELPA Management Board asks Gavoka to give Education portfolio to Aseri Radrodro

The SODELPA Management Board has now asked SODELPA’s Parliamentary Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Viliame Gavoka to relinquish his Education Ministry portfolio and allow incoming SODELPA Leader and MP, Aseri Radrodro to take back the ministerial position.

This means the coalition government is in a limbo again after the party’s management board elected and appointed Aseri Radrodro as SODELPA Leader who will also lead the party to the 2026 general elections.

SODELPA General Secretary, Viliame Takayawa confirms the appointment of Radrodro was unanimous and they have also agreed to appoint Ofa Swann as the party’s Deputy Leader. Gavoka did not apply for the party leader’s position.

Radrodro who now assumes leadership, is expected to get a think tank together and start plans for the 2026 general elections.

Takayawa says the management board has resolved that Gavoka is to relinquish the Education portfolio back to Radrodro, and focus on his Tourism portfolio due to the sluggish tourism forecast.

The party leadership appointments are approved and will be announced at SODELPA’s AGM at 10am Saturday at Suva Civic Centre.

While Gavoka still holds the SODELPA parliamentary leadership, Takayawa says they have asked the 3 SODELPA MPs to collectively agree on the parliamentary leader and inform the party after Radrodro’s appointment as SODELPA Leader. Gavoka is currently having a meeting with Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka and Deputy Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica.

We are currently trying to speak to Rabuka and Gavoka.

When questioned by fijivillage News on who he will support as SODELPA parliamentary leader, SODELPA MP and Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu says he cannot inform us as they need to sit down and discuss it.