O le asō, 2 Aperila 2025 na tuuina atu ai le faamavaega a le afioga i a Faleomavaega Titimaea Tafua mai le tofiga o le Minisita o Pisinisi Alamanuia ma Leipa i le afioga i le Ao Mamalu o le Malo e tusa ai ma le Mataupu 33(3)(d) o le Faavae o le Malo Tutoatasi o Samoa.
Ua maea foi ona laolao ma a’u ne’i lona finagalo. Ua faailoa mai le taliaina ai e le afioga i le Ao Mamalu o le Malo le faamavaega a le afioga i le Minisita, ma e amata faamamaluina i le itula e 12.00am i le taeao o le Aso Tofi, 3 Aperila 2025.
O le tulai mai ai o le faalavelave tau taavale na aafia ai le afioga i le Minisita i le faaiuga o le vaiaso na te’a nei, ua faatulai ai ni moliaga faaletulafono tau taavale afi e faasaga ia te ia, ua taunuu ai i lona finagalo e faamavae mai lona tofiga faaminisita. O lona finagalo ia apo pea le malu o le tulafono, aemaise le puipuiga o le ta’uleleia o le Malo.
O se laolao taua foi e tapena ai le afioga i le Minisita mo le fofogaina o lenei mataupu i le luma o le Faamasinoga.
E tumau pea le faataua o le mau faaletulafono, e le tausalaina se tasi se’i vagana ua faamaonia e le Faamasinoga sana soligatulafono.
MAE’A
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER
Today, 02 April 2025, Honourable Faleomavaega Titimaea Tafua tendered his resignation as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour to the Head of State, pursuant to Article 33(3)(d) of the Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa.
I had the opportunity to initially discuss with the Honourable Minister his decision to resign. The Head of State has accepted Faleomavaega’s resignation effective from 12.00am tonight, Thursday 3rd of April 2025.
Following a car accident in the southern coast of Upolu Island last weekend, and subsequent laying of traffic related charges against the Honourable Minister, he has decided to resign from his portfolio responsibilities, in view of respect for rule of law and protection of Cabinet’s integrity.
This will enable the Honourable Minister to concentrate on preparations for his Court case.
It is imperative to maintain the principle of justice that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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