Pacific Games Council's response to the Tongan Government's move to terminate Lord Sevele's Contract Featured
Tongan Participants at the South Pacific Games, Port Moresby 2015.
31 May 2016. The Pacific Games Council (PGC) does not recognise the actions taken last week to remove the CEO/Chairman of the Tonga 2019 Pacific Games Organising Committee (TPGOC)
In accordance with the PGC Constitution ( Protocol 2), the 2019 Games Host Contract (Clause 1.6), signed by the Tongan Government on 19th October, 2012 (when TASANOC won the right to host the 2019 Pacific Games) and Tonga's own Pacific Games Organisation Act 2013 (Section 9 ) (which was approved by the Tongan Parliament), the powers of hiring and removing members of the TPGOC resides with the TPGOC, the PGC.s member association in TONGA which is TASANOC and the PGC itself. Such powers are not the remit of the Audit & Governance Authority or any other party.
Article 4 of the Pacific Games Council Constitution states that the "Responsibility for the direction and control of the Pacific Games is vested in the Council. The Council is the supreme and decisive authority in all matters concerning the Pacific Games. Any person or organisation belonging or having any relationship with, in any capacity whatsoever to the Council shall be bound by the provision of the Council Charter, and shall abide by the decisions of the Council".
In relation to this matter Article 4 has been invoked and the move to vacate the TPGOC CEO/Chairman's position is thus null and void.
TASANOC will be holding fresh elections on 16th June, and we will work closely with the incoming Executive Committee of TASANOC to ensure all stakeholders fully understand their individual roles and responsibilities and more importantly deliver on their commitments in a timely manner to ensure a successful 2019 Tonga Pacific Games.
Vidhya Lakhan
President, Pacific Games Council
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'OUA-E-FIU...'OHO MAI KOE HE SALIOTE MAUMAU, KE FAI MAI HO'O KI'I TAFULU...
Lolotonga 'eta fakatonutonu ho'o fehaalaaki he lau ki he Konisituntone 'a e 'Otuá...kuo ke 'oho mai koe 'i he Kalisitiane 'a Tongá.
Tatau tofu pe koe mo e kau pone 'a e Palēmiá...'ohoaki holo he me'a kehekehe 'ikai 'iló pe 'oku 'ifē honau 'ulú mo 'enau tokateline tui-totonú (ethical principles). -
Sione M Mokofisi, Koe UHO 'oe Fonua ni, Koe Fonua Kalisitiane 'a Tonga.
'Oku ha ia he'eta Fuka 'oku kei Vilingia he Funga Taua, pea mo 'etau motto ; ' KOE 'OTUA MO TONGA KO HOTA TOFI'A'
'Oku tau haka he Langi kuo tau, he fkngofua 'ehe Konisitutone 'o Tonga, ke tau'ataina 'ae tokotaha kotoa pe kiha fa'ahinga Lotu 'oku fiekau kiai !!!
Na'e Ha'ele mai hotau "Eiki huhu'i ko Sisu Kalaisi, o fkmahino'i.... mole ke mama'o ko'en ha'u 'o tamate'i ha fo'i kohi 'e taha he folofola mo'ui.......he 'oku fkofo m vovo 'ae folofola moui....................... -
'OUA-E-FIU...KO E HĀ E KONISITŪTONE 'A E 'OTUÁ? Mahalo 'oku ke fetō'oaki 'a e Fekau 'e 10 'a Mosesé 'o pehē ko e Konisitūtone.
1) Ko e Konisitūtoné ko e fa'u 'a e tangata. 'Oku tau kumi ai 'etau totonu 'a e tangatá (human rights), he 'oku 'ikai falala'anga hotau kau faka-fofonga 'i Pule'angá.
2) Ko e Fekau 'e 10 ko e ngaahi fekau (commandments) 'a e 'Otuá. 'Oku 'ikai ko e Konisitūtone ia, pe koha kumi totonu 'a e tangatá ai. Ko e ngaahi fekau kuo pau ketau tauhi, pea 'e ma'u ai 'a e tāpuaki'i.
3) Ka na'e hā'ele mai 'a Sīsū 'o liliu 'a e ngaahi Lao 'a Mōsesé. Liliu lao ne fotongi'aki e mata ki he mata 'aki 'a e foaki atu 'a e kou'ahe 'e tahá, etc.
4) Tauhi 'a e Sāpate ke mā'oni'oni, ka e fakatonutonu mai 'e Sīsū "Ko e Sāpate ma'a e tangatá, ka 'oku 'ikai ko e tangatá ma'a e Sāpaté." 'Oua e fai ki he fie mā'oni'oni 'a e kau Fālesí. -
'Oku kaasia e ngaue ia a e Palemia e he lotokokovi mo e mahalokokovi
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'Oku ou tui 'oku 'ikai puli 'a e ngaahi me'a fakakonisitutone, fakalao mo e founga ngauee ia ki he PM. Ko e fakapolitikikale'i pe 'etau ngaue ke puli ai 'a e naunau totonu 'oku ne malavaa...malie pea toe lee lee soni ee!!!
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'''Oku liliu ngofua 'ae me'a kotoa he Unive'esi Ko'eni !. Ngata pe he Konisitutone 'ae 'Otua 'oku tolonga 'o Taengata pea taengata pea toputapu 'o Lauikuonga!!!!!!!!
Ka fenapasi 'ae Moui Fklaumalie. Moui Fkekonomika moe Moui Fksosiale koe Malohinga ia 'ae Fonua Katoa.
Koe Konisitutone ko'ena 'oku talanoa mai kiai 'ae Palesiteni oe PGC. 'oku malava anoa pe ia ke monomono, pe veteki pe fkpekia.
Koe vilitaeunua mai ke hook pe 'ae EX PM Sevele kihe Lakanga. 'oku totonu kene Fkapaapa mo tali 'ae Ui 'ae Pule'anga moe Komiti Ngaue 'ae Sipoti ke Step Down 'ihe loto 'oku hanga malie.
Masi'i Talakai Finau, 'oku 'ikai kei 'ilo 'oku ke kei Tofanga pe he fkpo'uli(tapu mo koe) Kuo ou tui kapau na'a kuo ke ma'u 'ae Mafimafi Fkmo'ui moe Mafimafi Fkauha kuo fuoloa ho'o Tamate Fklilifu holo 'I Tonga ni.
Fkmanatu atu koe Mata'i Koloa 'ae Tonga " Koe lotu pe moe 'Ako"'
Pea tuku foki lau 'ako moe 'Afungi he koe me'a ia 'ae Tevolo??? -
Koe lau eni ia 'ae Sekeli Lahi 'ae Pule'anga moe Kapineti 'oku 'asi he Kaniva:
"Dr Langaʻoi said the government would welcome a decision to cancel Tonga as the host of the next Games.
“The government of Tonga is prepared to withdraw all of its funding and support towards the operations of the OC should the matter at hand remain unresolved,” she said.
“The government of Tonga welcomes the PGC to withdraw the Pacific Games of 2019 from Tonga if you insist on your own unwarranted terms and conditions.”
Hooii, 'ange'ange e ta'emahino moe ngangau 'ae pm he ta'emaa'usia moe valekua 'ene sekeli. Koe faka'ita fakatu'utu'uhau atu ki he Kosilio Sipoti he koe ha leva hono 'aonga hono toe fulihi holo e ngaahi komiti kapau 'e hiki e sipoti mei Tonga. 'Ikai ke mahino kia sekeli mo pm 'oku 'ikai ko ha sipoti 'a Tonga, koe sipoti 'a e Pasifiki, pea 'oku pule e kosilio 'ae Pacific Games. Ko 'enau mofisi pehe atu he ko 'enau sipoti? pea na'e 'uhinga hono fakaafe'i mai e sipoti ia ki Tonga ni koe kakai, kae 'ikai ko kinautolu kau 'atamai kovi. Tukukehe kapau koe konga pe ia 'enau palani moe strategy ke 'ave sipoti mei Tonga he koena kuo 'asi lelei pe he lau 'ae sekeli 'enau loto ke to'o e sipoti mei Tonga, ka 'oku toe fakakauleka mo fakalautohi pule'anga ange ia. Fu'u ma'ulalo 'enau fakakaukau moe founga ngaue, te'eki ke taimi ke nau alea he levolo 'oe international, they lack dipomatic maturity pea 'oku nau kei lele pe he taaufehi'a moe vili ta'e'unua fakafinematu'a. Taimi ke hu ki tu'a e pm mo e toketa siapani he 'oku fu'u fakama 'aupito e fonua he'ena ngaue. -
'Oku 'ikai ke mahino ki he PM ne fai e felotoi (Agreement) moe Pacific Game Council ki hono fokotu'utu'u mo fakalele 'oe Sipoti 2019. Ne 'osi mahino lelei pe kihe ongo tafa'aki e ngaahi me'a ke fai moe founga 'e fai aki. 'Ikai ngata ai, 'oku kei laumalie lelei e LAO ne fakapaasi he Pule'anga Tonga kihono fokotu'utu'u mo faka;e;e e Sipoti 2019. Koe me'a ko 'eni 'oku hoko ku faka tikitako pea ta'e fakalao pe pule ia 'ae PM ke liliu e founga ngaue teeki kena felotoi ki ai moe PGC. Pea 'omai e tali 'ae PGC 'oku 'ikai ke nau tali e tu'utu'uni ta'efakalao mo fakatikitako 'ae PM kuo tala leava ia koe kaunoa 'ia mo 'ohonoa mai hono fakalele e Pule'anga... mea' fakaoli mo'oni koe 'asi lelei mai e 'ikai ha momo'i mahino meihe PM pe ko 'ene kau fale'i. 'Oku ou fakatokanga'i koe palopalema ia 'oe PM koe 'ikai kene mahino'i lelei ngaai ISSUES pea toki fai ha'ane tu'utu'uni, 'ikai ngata pe he issue ko 'eni ka 'oku kau ai moe ngaahi issue kehe 'oku lolotonga talanoa'i... Malo
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'Oku 'iai foki hotau va faka diplomatic mo e ngaahi ngaue ki muli pehee ki hotau ngaahi fonua kaunga'api. Pea ko ha taha pe 'oku 'atama'ia mo laumalie lelei tene lava kene mahino'i pea mo talangofua.
Oua e Fiu kapau ee ne 'ikai ke ha'ele mai a Sisu mo e koloa fungani ko e 'OFA fuoloa e 'auha a Akilisi ia mo kimoutolu kau muimui hono maumau'i e Ten Commandments.'Oua na'a ke fakapo ... koena fakapoongi 'eia e toko 8 he 1611, toe fakapoongi mo e ngaahi laumalie tokolahi 'aki 'ene ki'i pepa tukuhifo mo taamate, 'Oua na'a toe ma'u koe mo ha 'Otua kehe ... ko koe ena ia ke lotu koe ka Akilisi, .... ko kimoutolu temou ka'anga pe he fie faitotonu fakangalingali ka ko e taamate lahi 'oku mou fai ki he kakai o e Fonua. -
'OUA-E-FIU...Ko e hā e fekau'aki 'a e Fekau 'e Hongofulú mo e PGC?
1) Tuku hono 'omai e ngaahi me'a fakalotú (religious) ke faka-'uhinga'i kovi'i 'aki 'a e ngaahi me'a faka-sinó (secular).
2) Ko e maha pe ho'o mou ki'i 'oá fāngotá faka-'atamaí, pea 'omai leva e ngaahi me'a fakalotú kemou faka-pūlou'i 'aki e kakaí.