04/11/2024
O le Fa'aagava'aina o Tinā ma Tama'ita'i (e avea ma Ta'ita'i o Mālō) | The Empowerment of Women!
I le saunoaga amata a le Tama'ita'i Palemia ia Fiame Naomi Mata'afa ile tatalaina o le Fonotaga o le CHOGM, sa pa'i se tasi o vaega o lana folasaga ile gasegase o Mālō na 'apoīa ai le Fa'avae Papa o Samoa, ile 2021 (Samoa's constitutional crisis of 2021).
"... Ae tasi le tulaga na 'alo'alo ma sisi'o solo i lana saunoaga (a le Tama'ita'i Palemia) o le gasegase o Mālō na mafua ona po'ia fa'aofaga ai Samoa ona o le fa'afitia ma te'ena e lana Vaega o le FAST, ona fa'aaloalogia le Tualafono ua mae'a ona pasia ma o lo o fa'atagaina ai ma aloa'ia ona iai le 10 pasene o Sui Tama'ita'i i totonu o le Palemene o Samoa..."😘🤝💙
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Malo fa'afetai le finau i tulaga lelei uma, i lau afioga ile Ta'ita'i o le HRPP .
Manuia faiva ma tiute o lenei vaia*o ua amatalia 🙌💙
✍️The Empowerment of Women!🇼🇸
In her opening statement during CHOGM, Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa made a passing reference to Samoa's constitutional crisis of 2021.
One detail that was cunningly omitted was that the crisis was caused by her Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi Party's refusal to recognize the provision in the Samoan Constitution that guarantees 10 percent representation of women in Parliament.
The Courts upheld the legitimacy of the 10% minimum requirement of female representatives in our Parliament, which is in accordance with the Constitution of Samoa.
The FAST Party has struggled to keep a credible position on women empowerment and leadership.
Cabinet Ministers read fancy worded statements prepared by consultants that demand equal representation in accordance with whatever treaty or convention they are trying to promote.
Then the very same Ministers later denied the rights of Samoan women to have a guaranteed minimum of 10 percent representation in the leadership of the country.
Even worse, the women representatives who have been admitted to Parliament under this provision of the Constitution have been ridiculed and undermined by many, including FAST Party supporters.
It is worth noting that none of the female opposition members of Parliament were invited to be part of the CHOGM panel discussions.
Despite these attacks and snubs, the two women representatives continue to do an outstanding job in Parliament.
We won't mention the number of competent professional Samoan women whose careers and belief in the empowerment of women have been destroyed by the FAST government's politically motivated decisions.
They are the heroes who should be recognized for their resilience and loyalty to the people and Constitution of Samoa.
It's fitting that the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is from Ghana.
We may finally have a true champion for women in leadership who understands the reality of this fight.
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi
Leader of HRPP
[- Letter to the Editor (1), Monday 4 November 2024 -]
