Tonga Pacific Games Organizing Committee tells PM to back off Featured
30 May, 2016. The head of Tonga's 2019 Pacific Games Organising Committee has called on the Prime Minister to step away from the organisation of the Games.
The Prime Minister's Office released a statement saying the Audit and Governance Authority, chaired by 'Akilisi Pohiva, had sacked Lord Sevele as CEO and chair of the committee.
However Lord Sevele said he remained in his position.
He said the Pacific Games Council was the only body that can fire him.
The chairman of the council had previously warned the government not to interfere and said they could cancel Tonga's host country agreement.
The government said it would not submit to the Games Council.
Lord Sevele said any Games event should be free from political interference.
"The Games are Tonga's, not any government's or any organisation's. All the constitution parties to making the Games happen should all work together. We have been doing that well. It was only when the Prime Minister took over the chairmanship of the Audit and Authority Committee earlier this year, that things changed for the worse."
RNZI
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'E loho2, fai pe mu'a 'e koe ha'o comment he 'oku 'ikai keke kau koe he'eku comment. Pea tuku e faihala ia 'ae kakai ki mu'a he kuo 'osi ia. Feinga a Akilisi ia ke tonu 'ene ngaue he koe me'a na'a ne fa'a kailangaki'i. He'ikai keke 'omai 'e koe e faiahala 'ae kakai kehe ke fakatonuhia'i'aki e fu'u maumau ta'efakapotopoto koeni 'oku fai 'e Akilisi ki he fonua.
Kaekehe loho2, koe poini keke 'ai 'e koe ha'o comment kapau 'oku ke poupou kia 'Akilisi. Tukunoa'i 'e koe 'emau comment he 'oku 'ikai keke kau koe ai. -
'E Mark Hansen, 'aia 'oku kovi leva e 'oho maumaulao ia 'a e PM ko eni kae sai pe maumau lao ia 'a e former PM hono 'omai e Ashika ta'e fou he founga fakalao pea 'e 'eke toto 'o e toko 74 koia kia hai? Fefee 'a e halakaka atu 'a e former PM he lao pa'anga ke hiki mai e 'akauni pa'anga tokoni mei fale pa'anga ki hono 'ofisi pea 'oku si'i 'efihia ai 'a e sekelitali lahi maloloo? pea tuku lele ai mo e ni'ihi ene kau ngaue hono 'ofisi? 'E fonu e peesi he'etau tohi ai e faihala ka 'oku mahu'inga ke fai ha fetukulolo'aki kae 'nga'unu hotau vaka ki mu'a, 'ofa atu
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Kuo puke e PM ko 'eni h eme'a 'oku ui koe "VERBAL DIARRHOEA"... fai atu he fakataha kihe Ako, kuo lau mai ia kihe PM malolo, fakataha atu kihe tapu Ifi Tapaka, kuo lau hake ia kihe Kava Tonga... FAKA'OFA MO'ONI!!!
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Kei fai pe 'oho noa'ia holo 'ae kii pm ko eni, te'eki ai pe ke mahino ia ki ai koe me'a kotoa pe 'oku 'iai hono ngaahi tu'utu'uni moe ngaahi me'a fakalao 'oku tataki'aki. Si'i faka'ofa foki he ko si'ene toki taki eni ha fa'ahinga me'a fakafonua mo fakapule'anga, pehe 'e ia 'oku tatau mo e ki'i paati PTOA moe Kele'a ke fa'iteliha noa'ia ki ai. 'Osi tonu ke ma 'ene fanau 'o taki 'enau tangata'eiki ki 'api na'a hoko ha me'a 'o nau toe ngalivale lahi ange ai. Koe me'a eni koee 'oku ui koe ta'eanga he ma'u e mafai. 'Osi atu 'ene veteki e potungaue ako moe sivi 'ae fonua, hoko mai eni ki he sipoti 'ae Pasifiki..... me'a fakama mo'oni.
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'Ita foki koe Feleti Sevele 'o nofo ka tau nounou, he ko ho'omo tau'aki fakafefeka ko ena ke a'u ai pe ki fe'ia? Ko e me'a pe hoko he tau 'a e ongo fu'u 'elefanite ko e mate 'a e musie, iooooo hoka ai pe 'oua toe tuku
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Tuku aa foki Akilisi hoo leanoaia moe kaunoaia katau melino. Ai pea ke fakapikopiko he feinga fakatokanga'i foki moe fakapipiko. Katai mai e mamani hoo tonounou fakataki.