31 Jan 2024

Fiji PM refuses to be seen as 'weak' - Fiji political expert

From , 6:02 am on 31 January 2024
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in Rarotonga for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Summit.

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in Rarotonga for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Summit. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Lydia Lewis

A political sociologist says Fjii's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka likely dismissed Education Minister Aseri Radrodro to avoid looking weak.

Despite requesting to be reinstated as a cabinet minister, Aseri Radrodro's pleas have so far fallen on deaf ears.

RNZ Pacific's Eleisha Foon spoke to political sociologist, Dr Steven Ratuva about Rabuka's attempts to put out fires within his coalition government.