Shiu Raj To Decide Future With Party After Management Board Meeting

Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) vice presi­dent George Shiu Raj says he will decide on his future in SODELPA after the management board meeting later this month.

Mr Shiu Raj made these com­ments after being queried on his participation in a public meeting with Sitivent Rabuka’s People’s Alliance Party in Rakiraki last Saturday.

He said if he had plans to join Mr Rabuka’s political party, he would first resign from SODELPA before moving forward.

“I will attend the meeting as the party vice-president and I will make a decision and after that de­cision, then I will come to the me­dia and announce if I am moving or staying,” he said.

SODELPA general secretary Le­naitasi Duru said he was made aware of Mr Shiu Raj’s participa­tion at the meeting, but he was still a member of SODELPA.

“I have been informed of that, but until he notifies us that he wants to join Mr Rabuka’s party, then we will know that he is leav­ing,” he said.

“For now he is still a member of SODELPA.

“The party is looking at advising people if they want to move, do the honourable thing, resign and move.”

Rabuka visits SODELPA HQ

Mr Duru also cleared the air on Mr Rabuka’s visit to the SODELPA headquarters this week.

He said the visit was mainly to sit and socialise with no political intentions.

“We are still citizens of this na­tion; nobody is stopping anybody from drinking grog with anyone,” Mr Duru said.

“Politics aside, we sat together, talanoa with differences aside.

“We will be working together anyway if we are voted into Gov­ernment or Opposition. We need to find a common ground.”

He said there were no talks yet with regards to working with Mr Rabuka leading up to the 2022 General Election, but that would be a matter of discussion with the management board.

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