Premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani today issued a statement today in full support of the resolution by Guadalcanal Province and leadership made earlier this month at Tandai Ward.
Premier Suidani said: “Today I fully endorse and support the call by Guadalcanal leadership made at Maranatha Hall in early November and addressed to PM Sogavare. In this call, Guadalcanal leaders reject all the secret attempts by Sogavare’s DCGA government to deprive Guadalcanal people of their sacred land rights via these so-called land reform bills.”
“At its heart, the Tandai Resolution is crying out for the basic needs and rights of indigenous Solomon Islander landowners. This is the first duty of any government, but under DCGA and Sogavare instead we have seen years of decisions by Sogavare and his Cabinet all designed to undermine, destroy and thieve the rights of the people away.”
