Chaudhry one of the best - says Mara

Issue No: 714; 30 April 2001

 
People's Coalition Government Prime Minister would have been one of the best Prime Ministers of the country if he would have been allowed to run his full term.

This is the verdict of high chief, former Prime Minister and former President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.

In an interview for a TV documentary, extracts of which were shown last night on Fiji TV in its Closeup Program, Mara says that the People's Coalition manifesto was a good one and would have done more for the ethnic Fijians than anyone else, had it been allowed to be implemented.

When asked whether Chaudhry had gone wrong anywhere, Mara stated that he hadn't. He also stated that he had advised Chaudhry not to touch the land issue for 2 years, but other advisers advised Chaudhry otherwise.

Mara also told the program that Rabuka's 7 year stay in power showed that he could not run the government.

The full text of the interview will be found from this afternoon at: http://www.pcgov.org.fj/docs_o/mara_interview_29april.htm

 

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