“PEOPLE RESPECT YOUR MPs AT THIS TIME,” SAYS PM LILO

The Prime Minister also asked people to respect their leaders as the ‘charge’ of constituencies.

“As we are currently going through the difficult time please respect our leaders, they are in charge of our constituencies and so work with them in how best that we can deal with the members of our constituencies, whom a good part of them in our community here in the capital have gone through the difficult time.”

Meanwhile, the Transparency Solomon Islands has accused the government of using the floods as an “excuse” to release constituency funds to Members of Parliament.

Chief Executive Officer Daniel Fenua told Radio Australia the payment of the first tranche was put on hold until MP’s filed their acquittals for the previous period.

Mr Fenua says it seems that the Government is using the floods as an excuse to release the constituency funds ahead of any acquittal.