The People’s Alliance (PA) party named its second batch of 12 provisional can­didates at the Nadi Civic Centre last night.

The first batch of candidates named last week included Party leader Sitiveni Rabuka and deputy leader, Manoa Kamikamica, gen­eral secretary, Sakiasi Ditoka, TISI Sangam president, Sadasivan Nai­cker, lawyers Lynda Tabuya and Filimoni Vosarogo, Jessica Naevo, Daniel Lobendahn, Lavinia Kau­maitotoya, former Sikh communi­ty leader Pritam Singh Shokar, Sa­jal Narayan and Jalesi Nakarawa.

Mr Rabuka said this was not a de­liberate picking of people he knew, as the list of candidates chosen were chosen through a structured system and interviewed after they had applied. He also thanked his colleagues in the selection panel

“It’s up to me now to lead them and lead the nation to victory and to govern Fiji,” he said.

“I am confident that we have se­lected a very strong team as I said last week, we will announce 75 names. We are very transparent, we will listen to all the complaints and objections and the final say will come from the Supervisor of Elections.”

New PA provisional candidates :

1. Mereseini Gaunavou Baleilevuka
2. Cecil Browne
3. Semi Uluiburotu Degei
4. Siromi Turaga
5. Manoa Naitala
6. Liliana Pareti-Warid
7. Samuela Ligairi
8. Vatimi Rayalu
9. Setareki Tagana
10. Felix Magnus
11. Ratu Josaia Rayawa
12. Ratu Tevita Momoedonu