Epeli Ganilau: Governance

Epeli Ganilau is Fijian politician. Explore interesting quotes on governance.
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“There are daily acts of violence to the general public and in all levels of government we have witnessed corrupt practices of bribery, extortion, misuse of public funds, abuse of office and all the pervasive singling out of one race. But in reality, to use it as an excuse so that a select few will benefit in wealth and position.”

Epeli Ganilau

80th birthday celebration of Satya Sai Baba, Lautoka, 23 November 2005

Reality , Wealth

“It does not say much about the credibility of the Prime Minister for him to be saying publicly that the Christian churches support the bill after these deliberate acts of deception. (In response to Mataca's claim that Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase had misled a delegation of church leaders as to the true contents of the government's Reconciliation and Unity Bill, which Mataca and Ganilau both oppose).”

Epeli Ganilau

Reaction to comments from Archbishop Petero Mataca, 23 June 2005

Support

“To create a Fiji where people of different ethnicities, religions and cultures can live and work together for the good of all, can differ without rancour, govern without violence and accept responsibility as reasonable people intent on serving the best interest of all.”

Epeli Ganilau

Excerpts from a speech to the Fiji Institute of Accountants, 28 April 2005

People , Religion

“The decision by the Rewa Provincial Council to leave the chairperson's position of the council vacant until the Government has changed the constitution to enable the paramount chief of the province to take the position seems strange in this day and age.”

Epeli Ganilau

Views on the chiefly system

Age , Decision , Change

“The process of electing members of Parliament to represent the people is at the heart of western democracy. Fiji courts are also part of an independent judicial system which is firmly rooted in western democracy. The basic civil lesson that our children learn in school is that democracy is a government of the people, by the people, for the people … Mr Qarase should answer whether he wants the western system of governance which allows him to be prime minister or the Fijian tradition which requires the chiefs to rule by virtue of their birthright and rank. Otherwise, he is just being hypocritical to save face. (4 September 2005, reacting to a speech made by Qarase at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on 29 August, claiming that democracy was alien to Fiji).”

Epeli Ganilau

Miscellaneous quotes

Children , People , School , Democracy

“Touted as a legislation that will promote unity, it has done exactly the opposite. It has divided this country, apparently and sadly along racial lines. (on the government's controversial Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill, which Ganilau opposes).”

Epeli Ganilau

Speech at the launch of the NAP campaign for the 2006 election, Rakiraki, 6 August 2005

Country

“Government seems unaware that the more race-based measures it tries to put in place the faster that time bomb burns to detonation point.”

Epeli Ganilau

Guest speech to the conference of the Fiji Labour Party, Lautoka, 30 July 2005

Time