Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has not been forced to resign.

He yesterday confirmed that he is still the Supervisor of Elections and was working towards holding a free, fair and credible elections in coming months.

Fiji Labour Party put up a statement on their Facebook page claiming that Mr Saneem was forced to resign and the Party was taking credit for the supposed resignation.

The post read: “Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has resigned following allegations of abuse of office made against him by the Fiji Labour Party and its two cooperation partners Freedom Alliance and Unity Fiji.

“This is still unofficial news but we are very reliably informed that the Fijian Elections office staff held a farewell party for him on Friday.

“We of course take full credit for this highly welcome development which comes close on the heels of the resignation by the chairman of the Electoral Commission Suresh Chandra also following allegations by the three political parties.”

Mr Saneem said people should not get carried away with fake news.

Yesterday he posted on his LinkedIn: “Valery Legasov: What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and content ourselves instead with stories?

“This is the status of the internet today in Fiji.”

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