The Executive Officer of the A'ana No.2 district council, Tau'auve'a Malaki Tuiulupona, issued an apology on social media to the constituency.

The apology, which was in Samoan, was to explain a misunderstanding. When people came to collect their $150 back-to-school money on Thursday, they were told there was no money.

Tau'auve'a said there were slight changes in the disbursing of the money to the constituency, which is why it has been postponed to Saturday, 7 March.

"I would like, on behalf of the Chairman and the Executive Committee of A'ana Alofi No.2 Fono Fa'avae, to apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused," Tau'auve'a stated in his statement.

"We believe that with your understanding hearts, you will accept our apology and move forward." 

Tau'auve'a, in his apology, said the continuation of the disbursement of the $150 back to school assistance to the constituency will be on Saturday, 7 March.

A'ana Alofi No.2 was one of the first constituencies which started handing out the back-to-school assistance.

This is the EO's apology in Samoan:  

O le'a taoto ia fa'ai'a o le tai loloto pa'ia ma vavau o si o ta Itumalo. E afua mai I le Ulufanua I Lepu'e se'ia pa'ia le si'u o le fanua I Matagifa'alava, e tuasivi I Fataifi ae tolotolo i le Mata'avano.

O le Pa'ia lava lea i le Afifio o le Aiga Satuala, i le susu o le taofia o Sa'aiono, afifio le pa'ia o le Aiga Saleaupepe, Susu Su'a o le Ma'upu o Nafanua, afifio Toleafoa ma le Taauso, alalata'i le Tu'ua ma le Falefitu, ma le mamalu I le nofoituaiga I le Faleafasito'o.

Oute asuasu lava vai malu I puega e fai ai lou faatauvaa ma fofoga tau molimoli o le Afioga I le Taitaifono faapea le pa'ia o le komiti o le Fono Fa'avae ae tainane le mamalu I le pulega ma le ofisa o le Fono Faavae Aana Alofi No.2. Ina ne'i te'i ua faitau eseese lo outou finagalo ma so matou taofi - lo'u Itumalo pele, ua le o gatasi fuafuaaga ma polokalama o lenei aso ae alolofa aua nei popona le toa, pe mele'ituliu sa matou auaunaga I lenei aso. O le upu moni, olo'o sua pea le vaiutu I le ofisa ma le Laumua o le Fono Fa'avae, o lo'o lava pea a tatou seleni aua le fa'amoemoe e pei ona alo iai le atunu'u, o le ta'i $150 tala lea aua le toe a'e o a'oa'oga a alo ma fanau. O la'u tatalo, ia moe I le efu ae to'a le paipai, ia tafatafa fo'i le fuga ae le'o le maono I la outou tofa na taufala'ula ma le faautaga na faaolofaiva. 

O le'a toe faaauau le tufatufaina o a tatou seleni I le 8:00 am I le taeao o le aso To'ona'i, aso 7 o Mati 2026, oute talitonu o le'a tumau pea lo tatou galulue faatasi ma femalamalamaa'i, ina ia malu pea lo tatou afioaga I upu fai a lo tatou atunu'u.

Faia ma lo'u fa'aaloalo tele

Tau'auve'a Malaki Tuiulupona

(Pule Sili o le Ofisa)