Give us A Fair Go Mate!!

 Fiji’s Legal Wunderkid Extraordinaire Aiyaz “Said’eesprettycluedon” Khaiyum

a.k.a ASKMETOSPEAKONANYTHING.

Seems like Mainboy Aiyaz has had a change of heart from the bositerous comments he made when his Aussie Permanent Residence Visa was cancelled. He has said for Fiji to progress forward the Travel Sanctions by the Austraalian Gaavaaament and UNZED Guvement on Fiji’s Interim Ministers and appointees  need to be lifted. He further stated that Fiji’s speedy return to democratic elections depends on these restrictions being lifted immediately. 

Now hold on there pardner’ and mosey that horsey back up a lil’…….. 

I thought that the Interim regime had agreed in principle to the proposals put forth by the Pacific Islands Forum, which were subsequently endorsed by the EU. This included holding elections in two years, conducting a census, getting the electoral boundaries sorted out, lifting the Public Emergency Decree, adhering to the International Human Rights Convention, all Military Personnel to relinquish Civilian Government posts and a host of others.

So far out of the 6 proposals mentioned above they have only fulfilled one and that was the lifting of the Public Emergency Decree last week. What happened to all the bleeting that ASKME’s superior Mandrake made when he was in The Homeland. I thought half the reason he spent so bleeding long up there was that was the Interim Regime’s way of saying ‘Fuugeddaboutit’ to the Aussies and Kiwis prequalifying condition loaded aid money.

Either it’s not a done deal or these guys are hedging their bets as usual. And what’s with the duplication of roles from the PM’s office where a special unit is being set up to deal with Aid from Non Traditional Donors i.e. our Asian Neighbours India and China isn’t that the role of Foreign Affairs and External Trade? On the one hand you have Mandrake talking about the downsizing of the civil service and then there’s all these new departments being created FICAC, PM’s NON TRADITIONAL AID UNIT…what’s the haps peoples?? 

Methinks it smells too much like ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’ revisited, Quasi Ministry and Cabinet anyone? Just make sure the money is properly accounted for instead of suffering the same fate that befell Chaudry’s 2000 fundraiser, loadsamoney but Mandrake conjured a fast one. Well Worry Nai Peoples once the money has left the foreign donor’s coffers it goes to the Ministry of Finance first….

Heavens to Murgatroid…. isn’t that hmmm Mandrake’s dominion, hmmm funny business even…. Exit Stage Left!!

To paraphrase the Bard:

“There is something rotten in the state of Fiji….“ 

I guess all the ‘Worry Nai Bai’ that ASKME and Mandrake have been spouting in Bainimahendra’s ear has changed to ‘Maaaate, Staat Bloody Worying!!‘ Especially when me mate Downey spat the dummy and said to Bainmahendra and his cronies, “Anless you blokes get your act tagatha ya can faget about watching the Bledisloe Cup enytaim soon!!”

“We hold the view that not only was the coup immoral, but it was also illegal. Commodore Bainimarama and his henchmen should move to transfer power back to civil authorities and back to a democratically elected government. They should put in place the mechanics for an election and make sure the election takes place within two years.” 

Alexander Downer ‘Fijilive.’

Well I guess if the Interim Regime had trouble reading between the lines of that statement they can always enlist the aid of Codebreaker Driti, given his previous expertise in deciphering verbal communiques from Foreign Heads of Mission.  

 Maybe when the Interim Regime rids itself of its own travel ban list then the Aussie and Kiwi Governments should start considering ‘contemplating’ the removal of travel sanctions. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, eh…… 

And to me mates Johnnyboy and Clarkey…. about them blokes visas, tell the @#$^*!@+ Fuuggeeeeddaabooutit!!!

 

In case you were wondering the originator of the popculture saying “Heavens To Murgatroid…Exit Stage Left” is above.