A minister from the Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi Party has privately admitted that FAST is finished.

This admission merely acknowledges what has already been a foregone conclusion.

From the very beginning, the party’s ideals and beliefs were deeply at odds with Samoa’s values — un-Samoan, un-Christian, and even criminal in nature.

They believed that the lies that got them into Parliament in 2021 would never catch up to them.

The extent of the FAST Party lying showed just how little they thought of Samoan’s intelligence and moral integrity.    

Their claims regarding the alleged alienation of customary lands to the Chinese by the Human Rights Protection Party, along with accusations of public funds misuse by the HRPP Administration, were straight-out lies.

Despite allocating one million tālā in their first budget to fund a forensic audit, the FAST government has not presented any evidence to substantiate these allegations.

Instead of uncovering corruption, what has emerged is a series of abuses within the FAST Party itself.

Now, the very members of the party are turning on each other, pointing fingers at the Prime Minister over accusations of questionable activities.

However, it is important to note that the expelled Ministers were once part of the Cabinet’s collective responsibility.

Had they not been dismissed; they would never have revealed the inner workings behind closed doors, which they are now condemning!

The truth is many of these same individuals were reportedly responsible for some of the illegal activities that have plagued the nation.

These include the 400-acre sale of government lands to American Samoa, the illegal Stock Exchange Market deal, the unlawful entry of boats and planes from American Samoa, the concealment of a witness sought by the Police (which was reported on social media), the suspicious importation of a container load of guns by a senior cabinet minister - the guns were allegedly confiscated by customs but were later released without any explanation.

Then there’s a controversial multi-million tala payment to a local telecommunications company with ties to a cabinet minister, and the takeover of government donor-funded buses, previously used for the transportation of COVID-19 patients, by a family business owned by one of the ministers.

All these illegal transactions have been raised in parliament and across social media platforms.

Our people’s tolerance and endurance continue to keep our communities peaceful.

The so-called breakaway rebels in cabinet ought to remain silent.

Instead, La’auli and his gang offer excuses that make no sense, or they simply blame civil servants or HRPP for the decisions that they made while in cabinet.

Nothing but lies upon lies.    

The recent parliamentary debate has highlighted the responsibility of every Samoan to ensure that we elect leaders who have the integrity, intelligence and moral courage to uphold our values and culture.

Our people may be forgiving but they will never forget!

 Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi

Leader of HRPP