I DONT AGREE WITH THE WORD "QUIT" THAT YOU ARE USING IN THIS SECTION ("'Akilisi Pohiva has quit the noble dominated government".) ITS RUDE AND IT DOES NOT APPLY TO POHIVA, HE IS NOT A QUITER, THANK YOU, HE IS A PROFESSIONAL PERSON, WHO KNOW WHAT HE BELIEVES IN AND WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. I PREFER YOU MUST USE THE WORD RESIGN ON YOUR HEADLINE BECAUS ITS MORE PROFESSIONAL AND MORE BALANCE WITH POHIVA'S LEVEL. THE WORD QUIT, REFERS TO AN UNPROFESSIONA PERSON WHO IS WEAK IN MIND A SPIRIT AND HAVE NO COURAGE TO DO MORE GOOD, HAVE NO PURPOSES AND REASONS FOR WALKING AWAY FROM THE JOB. AS I HAVE READ, HE SUBMITTED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION, HE MENTION THE REASONS AND HIS LETTER WAS VERY PROFFESIONAL WORDLY SPELL OUT, WHAT ELSE YOU CAN ASK FOR ?? BESIDE HE STAND UP FOR WHAT HE BELIEVE ON FOR 30 YEARS, CAN YOU BEAT THAT?
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(01-13-2011 08:44 PM)Lavizda Wrote: [ -> ] (01-13-2011 01:36 PM)nlataimua Wrote: [ -> ] (01-13-2011 12:35 PM)Tatau Wrote: [ -> ]I AM PROUD OF HIS DECISSION, AND I AGREE FOR DA TWO REASONS WHY HE RESIGNED. HE MADE A VERY VERY SMART DECISSION AND ALSO A GOOD EXAMPLE TO OTHERS IN THE GOVERNMENT: NEVER ALLOWED ANYONE BLIND FOLD YOU WITH ANYTHING, TO STOP YOU FROM MAKING A SMART DECISSION FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS. HERE IS MY PRAYER FOR YOU MR. POHIVA AND ALL THE PATRIOTS IN TONGA:
MAY GOD PILOT YOU ON PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, MAY HE GRAND WISDOM UPON YOU, MAY HE PROTECT YOU UNDER THE SHADOW OF HIS LOVE AND MAY THIS PRAYER OF THIS LONELY PATRIOT FROM FAR REACH OUT TO YOU IN THE DARKNESS OF THE MIND TO COMFORT YOU. I PRAY THAT GOD ENDLESSLY BLESS YOU Mr. POHIVA AND THE PEOPLE OF TONGA, MAY YOU ALL COME TO RECEIVE THE ANSWERS FOR YOUR PRAYERS. MY LOVE TO ALL PATRIOTS IN TONGA.
OFA ATU.
(01-13-2011 11:39 AM)Admin Wrote: [ -> ]![[Image: Akilisi-fp.jpg]](http://www.tnews.co.nz/TNEWS/Akilisi-fp.jpg)
Seventeen days after being appointed to a new cabinet, Tonga's veteran democracy campaigner 'Akilisi Pohiva has quit the noble dominated government.
Pohiva and his Friendly Islands Democratic Party took 12 of the 17 commoner seats in the November general elections which were supposed to give democracy to commoners.
However the nine nobles, who were elected by just 33 nobles, blocked efforts by the commoners to create a government and new Prime Minister Noble Tu'ivakano - who now uses the title Lord Tu'ivakano - created a government.
In a concession to the commoners he appointed Pohiva, who has campaigned for democracy for 30 years, as health minister and gave a cabinet position to another Democratic Party member.
Tu'ivakano also bought two people from outside the Legislative Assembly into cabinet.
Last night Tonga's Information Ministry said Pohiva had resigned in a letter which objected to the appointment of cabinet ministers from outside of Parliament.
Pohiva said his party had qualified members who could have gone into cabinet.
He said he could not sign a cabinet agreement in which he would have agreed not to vote against the government.
"Because of those two reasons, I wish to submit my resignation... I ask that you relay my resignation to His Majesty," the letter said.
There has been an air of confusion in Nuku'alofa since the creation of government.
Cabinet ministers were to have been sworn in earlier this week but when they turned up it was discovered that King George Tupou V had left Tonga without public explanation.
His sister, Princess Regent Pilolevu Tuita, instead opened Parliament but did not swear in members.
They may be sworn in today.
TNEWS will follow up on this story next week.
Source:http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/4541054/Tongas-democracy-campaigner-quits
I DONT AGREE WITH THE WORD "QUIT" THAT YOU ARE USING IN THIS SECTION ("'Akilisi Pohiva has quit the noble dominated government".) ITS RUDE AND IT DOES NOT APPLY TO POHIVA, HE IS NOT A QUITER, THANK YOU, HE IS A PROFESSIONAL PERSON, WHO KNOW WHAT HE BELIEVES IN AND WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. I PREFER YOU MUST USE THE WORD RESIGN ON YOUR HEADLINE BECAUS ITS MORE PROFESSIONAL AND MORE BALANCE WITH POHIVA'S LEVEL. THE WORD QUIT, REFERS TO AN UNPROFESSIONA PERSON WHO IS WEAK IN MIND A SPIRIT AND HAVE NO COURAGE TO DO MORE GOOD, HAVE NO PURPOSES AND REASONS FOR WALKING AWAY FROM THE JOB. AS I HAVE READ, HE SUBMITTED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION, HE MENTION THE REASONS AND HIS LETTER WAS VERY PROFFESIONAL WORDLY SPELL OUT, WHAT ELSE YOU CAN ASK FOR ?? BESIDE HE STAND UP FOR WHAT HE BELIEVE ON FOR 30 YEARS, CAN YOU BEAT THAT?
'Oku ou salute kiate koe Mr. Povhiva mo e fili na'a ke fai. 'Oku ou tui kapau na'e mahino kia Lord Tu'ivakano ho 'uhinga ko e +90% 'o e fonua na'a nau fili koe ka ko e pango 'oku nau sio kinautolu 'o ngata pe 'iate koe, ko e me'a ia 'oku ui ko e 'alu kuikui he ho'ata malie. Kaikehe 'oku ha mahino heni 'a e fiema'u ha taki 'oku poto pea toe 'amo'amo ange fakapotopoto tautefito he taimi 'oku to lalo pehe ai e fonua.
E KAIMU'A.... NGANA PE HO'O COMMENT MOHO HINGOA, KOE TOE FAKAPOTO'I E "QUIT" A POHIVA KE TOE FEFEE'I........
YOU QUOTE (THE WORD QUIT, REFERS TO AN UNPROFESSIONA PERSON WHO IS WEAK IN MIND A SPIRIT AND HAVE NO COURAGE TO DO MORE GOOD, HAVE NO PURPOSES AND REASONS FOR WALKING AWAY FROM THE JOB)
PANGO KAIMU'A HE 'OKU KE TOE TA'AKI MAI PE 'E KOE E NATULA TOTONU E FO'I RESIGN KO ENI A POHIVA.... KOE QUIT MOE RESIGN 'OKU NA TATAU PE.... KOE 'IKAI KE TOE LAVA KE HOKO ATU... FAKANOU2 KOE FA E ta'x, 'OKU 'IKAI KE 'IAI HA POINI MAHU'INGA ENE FAKAFISI....
AGAIN YOU QUOTE: (I PREFER YOU MUST USE THE WORD RESIGN ON YOUR HEADLINE BECAUS ITS MORE PROFESSIONAL AND MORE BALANCE WITH POHIVA'S LEVEL)
SIO MAI KAIMU'A, KOE TANGATA 'OKU MAAU HONO 'ATAMAI MO BALANCE 'IHE'ENE LEVOLO, KI MU'A KENE TALI PE TO'O HA FAKAAFE PEHENI...TAU2 TEFITO KI HE PELEPELENGESI MOE FAKA'APA'APA'I E TU'UNGA 'OKU 'IAI. KUOPAU KENE TOMU'A ANALAISO MO FAI HA HOME WORK, PEA NE TOKI TO'O PE TALI.... KOE HA ME'A NE 'IKAI TOMU'A FAKATAHA AI MOE TIMI 'OKU LAU KOE LE'O 'OE KAKAI 'OE FONUA PEA TOE FKATAHA KI HE LELEI MOE KOVI 'E HOKO.... PEA TOKI FAI LEVA HA AOFANGA TUKU, PEA TOKI FAKAHOKO. 'OKU TA'EFE'UNG PEA TOE NGALIVALE 'AE HOKO MAI KO 'ENI 'IHE LEVOLO KO 'ENI.
'OKU FAKAOLI E FA'AHINGA TO'ONGA KUO 'ASI MAI MEIHE TAKI LOLOTONGA E PAATI E KAKAI.
'E TATAU PE 'ENI KAPAU NE HOKO 'O FILI KOE PALEMIA... 'E LAVA PE KE HOKO IA HA NGAAHI ALEA MOE NGAAHI PULE'ANGA LALAHI... PEA TETAU NGALIVALE KATOA KOE FONUA......... TA KOE ME'A PE KE HOKO HE 'OKU 'IKAI KE FE'UNGA A POHIVA MOE TU'UNGA MA'OLUNGA KI HE DECISION MAKING LEVEL...
TOKI FAKA'OSI ATU 'E KOE....
SIO LELEI MAI ANGE HOO FERA, I DID NOT QOUTE THE MEANING OF QUIT , I EXPLAIN IT FROM MY MIND AND MY UNDERSTANDING , SIO HOO BOX KE LELEI KA IKAI OHIFO E MATASIO'ATA 'AE KULII 'A TOALA KEKE FAKA'AONGA'I..OI MAHALO PE 'OKU IKAI KEKE 'ILO'I E 'UHINGA OE FO'I LEA QUOTE...KOE ME'A NAA KU QUOTE ATU KOE FAKA'AONGA'I 'O E FO'I LEA QUIT 'I HE SETESI I HE KOLOMU MOE SETESI MU'OMU'A...'I HE TOTONU 'A 'AKU, MO EKU 'ILO'ILO PAU EKU LEA MOE EKU FAKAMATALA'I E FO'I LEA, NAA KU FAKAANGA'I AI E FAKA'AONGA'I 'O E FO'I LEA QUIT...KOE ME'A KO ENA OKU HEKA HOOSI MAI AI, KO E FAAHINGA NATULA FAKATANGATA IA OKU OU UI KOE TYPICAL BS, PEA OKU IKAI KEU TALI IA 'E AU.
Ko e natula oe kau faiongoongo ia ko e fola mai e talanoa ki he kau lau pepa ongoongo pea oku 'iai pe totonu fakafo'i tuitui 'ae tangata lau ongoongo kene fakaanga'i. Kau faiongoongo koe tuuaki he ko e pisinisi pea ke nau faala ha lea, ha taa, ha fakamatala kee tuuaki aki e fo'i talanoa ko ia, he oku ikai ko nautolu pe oku nau fakamafola e fo'i talanoa ko ia. Competition is out there, o a'u pe ki he loto fale faiongoongo 'enau fe'au'auhi pe ko hai oku ne tohoo mai e tokanga 'ae etita ke Headline 'ene fo'i story ko ia. Its a game.
Oku tatau pe lea fakapilitania moe lea fakatonga, oku 'iai e lea faka'apa'apa moe lea fakaloto'i fale, Common or ordinary language, pea koe tangata hange ko Pohiva, hange ko Mandela oku 'ave ki ai e faka'apa'apa makehe ia, pea mo tu'apule'anga, oku nau faka'apa'apa 'ia'i e tangata mo fefine oku nau ma'u e ngaahi tui pehee ni. Pea kiate au koe Tonga, oku ou loto mamahi au peau ita i he eku sio hifo ki he ongoongo 'oku 'ikai faka'apa'apa 'ia'i 'e ia 'ae Tonga ko Pohiva . Oku sio ma'ulalo pea pea ta'x poto, siisii e 'ilo pea ikai fe'unga ia moe ngaue oku ne fai kapau koe faahinga lea ia oku ne faka'aonga'i. Out from all the words, HE.SHE PICK THE WORD QUIT!!! oku ui 'e au e faka'aonga'i hala pehee oe lea koe ta'x tokanga moe moe lack of kwonledge and understanding..kapau 'e ikai ke toe fakalele'i pea oku totonu ke akahi ke lele 'o kumi haane ngaue 'e taha.
Kapau ko e Palemia koe taki, ko ia oku totonu kene taki e kakai, he make the decission. Ko e haa ha faahinga taki pehee, 'I HE MAMANI KO 'ENI kene fakahoko ha tu'utu'uni pehee ke taki 'a Pohiva 'i Fale Mahaki, mo 'ene 'ilo'ilo pau oku ikai ko Pohiva 'oku 'ikai ko haa toketa?? Tali mai angee, koe haa oku ikai omai ai eee toketaa ko ee ke minisita he potungaue mo'ui he ko hono mala'e??. 'Ai angee. Sio ange, kapau ko koe naa ke ako fakafaiako pea tuutuuni atu keke 'alu 'o toketaa, koe haa ha'o ongo'i?? Eke ange kiate koee .... As a leader, i make my decission to the best of my knowledge for the safety of country and the freedom of my people, ko eku fakapapau. Mahalo oku totonu ke omai e PM ke kii train he me'a koe Leadership skill, ke ne ilo'i ee me'a oku totonu ke fakahoko. Ko haa ha faahinga taki pehee oku ne fakahoko ha tuutuuni pehee, OKU OU 'ILO'I A TU'I VAKANOO, KOE TANGATA LELENI, OKU IKAI VAVE KENE FAI HA TUUTUUNI. PEA MEI HE EKU ILO'I 'A TUI VAKANOA, OKU OU ILO'I KOE TUUTUUNI NAA NE FAKAHOKO OKU IKAI KO HAANE TUUTUUNI, KA NAA NE FAKAHOKO E TUUTUUNI. toki hoko atu hange ko hoo lea...I STILL BELIEVE, THAT THE WORD QUIT IS UNPROFESSIONAL FOR THE MEDIA TO APPLY TO POHIVA WHEN HE ACTUALLY SUMMITTED A VERY PROFESSIONAL RESIGNATION LETTER TO THE PM. THE WORD IS RESIGN NOT "QUIT".