The Queen of Tarts is in a terrible bind as she tries to explain why she has made a formal apology to the government as part of her campaign to weasel her way back into the affections of her Prime Minister and party and return to the Coalition ministry.
Because even the dumbest Fijian knows that you don’t apologise for anything if you’ve done nothing wrong. An apology is an admission of guilt and a request for forgiveness. And certainly that is the case with the iTaukei practice of matanigasau – formally seeking forgiveness for something you’ve done that is wrong.
The Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has certainly taken Lynda Tabuya‘s matanigasau as an admission of guilt, judging from the following official announcement about the apology that was accepted on behalf of the government by his Deputy – the perennial bitter disappointment Manoa “I’ll work harder if you pay me more” Kamikamica.
Rabuka specifically states that Tabuya had “wronged the government” and had “brought disrepute to Parliament, Government and the people of Fiji”.
In other words, he officially confirms the finding by the PAP last March that Lynda Tabuya was guilty of a “sex and illicit drug scandal” in Room 233 of Melbourne’s Windsor Hotel in August 2023 (See below). And then guilty again of making a pornographic video, ostensibly for her husband, Rob Semaan (despite claiming they are no longer married) which was evidently filmed by her lover, an iTaukei soldier in the British Army.
It all leaves Lynda in something of a bind because she has consistently lied about both events. Next, take a look at how she stretches her credibility (and our credulity) to breaking point in her public comments about why she has made a formal apology when she has claimed all along that she did nothing wrong.
Crikey, Fiji. Talk about verbal gymnastics! “I am the victim” in one breath and “I have caused hurt” in the next. Which is it, Lynda?
One thing is certain. The formal apology has destroyed any case that Lynda Tabuya might have been able to pursue against Alexandra Forwood and Victor Lal, who she accuses of leaking her pornographic video when they didn’t and has publicly threatened to report them to the authorities in Australia in Forwood’s case and Britain in the case of Victor Lal.
The first thing a police investigator or judge will say will surely be: “If they are the guilty parties, why have you apologised?” Er, because while I am the victim, it is part of my culture to apologise even if I have done nothing wrong”. “But your Prime Minister has specifically said that you have done wrong and brought disrepute to the parliament, government and people of Fiji”. “Er, but, but, but I want them charged anyway!!” “Seriously? It just doesn’t work that way, Dear. You’ve apologised, which any court will take as an admission of guilt and that’s the end of it”.
Let’s hear it from just one of the former members of the People’s Alliance who left the Party in disgust when Sitiveni Rabuka kept Lynda Tabuya on as Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection despite the guilty finding against her over her drug-fuelled “brutal” sexual encounter with her fellow Minister, Aseri Radrodro, in Room 233.
“So the use of this customary practice “matanigasau” confirms all along that she was lying in relation to her affair with Aseri claiming they were just “allegations” and the video shot by her one of her lovers, that it was her and her husband (who has stated to NZ media through a close associate that he does not want to have anything to do with it).
I won’t be surprised if this cynical use of customary practice has been engineered to justify her restoration to a mInisterial position as well as strategizing to appease public sentiment and keep her sufficiently credible for the 2026 elections.
One wonders how can she and the PM can claim they are in office for public service when one of the first things they succeeded with lightning speed to do was the unjust massive salary increase for themselves – just plain pure greed, which is shocking given the growing poverty (52% and an increasing majority of the population – ethnic-wise 75% i Taukei, also increasing), escalating debt burden and economic decline in the nation.
I despair!“
Yep, anyone with a sense of right and wrong despairs. But not those enablers in the government’s ranks like Sashi Kiran and Lenora Qereqeretabua, who are happily willing to be photographed with the Queen of Tarts, Minister for Bonking and Weed, Minister for Porn who is now slated for the Ministry for Information because of her knowledge of social media. And of lying and being able to get away with it.
Unfortunately for Lynda, the evidence against her hasn’t been swept away by her half-hearted, insincere “apology”. And will stalk her all the way to election day 2026 and beyond.
Oh, and guess what Fiji? She isn’t off the hook with her lies to the Electoral Office and FICAC about not having to declare the income of her “spouse” because they were “divorced in 2016”.
The sword of justice in the form of the Malimali Commission of Inquiry’s Justice David Ashton-Lewis hangs over her head like the proverbial Sword of Damocles. So Lynda Tabuya can apologise all she likes but judgment in the real world awaits and not the fantasy world this fallen woman has constructed in her own head.
Nice. And then if that wasn’t enough. this:
“O, sorry eh?”
“Don’t worry, Dear? All is forgiven”.
And we wonder why Fiji’s young people – by multiple accounts – have lost their way.
These are their role models in public life. Wrongdoers and their appeasers and enablers.
Errr, you are slipping GD.
Ministry of Propaganda.
Well qualified, the most qualified Parliamentarian for the job.
PM is really happy, enthusiastic, overjoyed, pleased as punch, that the alignment of skill set and job description is set sara ga.
You’ve said it right Graham! We have just despicable role models in govt so cry beloved Fiji! Our young people are merely mirroring what the leaders are doing !! Drug taking and pornography !! It’s not been two months and Rabuka is already talking about reinstating The Slut all in the name of traditional apologies !!
Then what moral values and ethics are we trying to teach our people ? Are we now saying it’s ok take drugs and do porno and send it to your lovers. You’ll still be forgiven and when you work, your bosses will forgive it too!!
Rabuka is disrespectful to the ethics of the church and any Talatala who dares say we forgive and reinstate Lynda is stupid and dangerous !! Yeah we may forgive the person but we must teach Lynda a lesson otherwise we are enablers of her nasty habits !! She has shown no signs of remorse and the more we feed into her habits the more we create an animal !!
Go on PAP!! Wait for her next public meltdown !! It will continue getting worse trust me ! The next video has her masturbating in it and stripping 🙄
Oi, sa dina? I wondered what’s in the one that is being touted as awaiting release closer to the election. Sheesh.
This matanigasau tradition belongs in a different era in a traditional Fijian village setting.
It is being selectively used for political reasons.
What happened to taking responsibility for your own actions?
If a matanigasau is a means that will enable me to get my hands on power, money, status, taxpayer-funded jaunts and all the perks of a ministerial seat then by all means I will offer the required apology, guilty or not. Main thing is to get back in. (Maybe not so much for the money as I have plenty of it from my USA scam business).
On this thought – how about a trip back to USA to present a “matanigasau” to the investors there who were fleeced? Now that would be a real meaningful apology. And the real mana in this would be to return the money to those who were wronged. Just like Jesus told Zacchaeus to return 4 times the money he had cheated anyone of, and to give half his possessions to the poor. Ref:Bible book of Luke chapter 19 verses 1-10.
But no – the selective prosperity believers and god peddlers will ignore such beatitudes and hone in on the blessings and forgiveness. Grace is cheapened to a flea market loose change commodity item.
Ref: Romans 6 verses 1-2. Should we keep on sinning ( behaving terribly ) so that God’s forgiveness and grace is displayed in abundance? Using matanigasau as a get out of jail card?
Note: One does not have to be a Christian to understand or see the ideas in these teachings.
True contrition is a wonderful display of humility. But Crocodile tears …..
May God Bless and Punish Fiji as He deems fit. As it is held: Spare the rod and spoil the child.
…just like Jesus told Zacchaeus to return 4 times the money he had cheated anyone of…check, I believe it was the other way around “…Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord…I will give…to the poor…and if I’ve cheated…I will pay back four times as much.”
I always told my children when they were growing up that everything they did in life has a consequence.
Its a great shame that wasn’t the way that she was brought up.
She is a shameless hussy, with the morals of an alley cat on heat. She has no right to be in public office and should have been shown the door after her first scandalous episode.
And consigned to the back alleys where she belongs rather than the back benches of parliament.
“It’s a great shame that wasn’t the way that she was brought up.” Don’t go there …you do not know how she was raised.
So many of us, women, have been banned from Fiji Government social media pages. Why? Because they simply cannot handle the questions and scrutiny we put these useless politicians under.
The fools keep forgetting that more women will rise and vote against these idiots.
They can take their matanigasau and shove it up their matanicaloaloa. I have no empathy for these whores. They make the Fijian culture a joke and expect the whole of Fiji to run with it? What’s next? Have a pedo President? I forgot. We already have one.
Happy International Women’s Day to all women. Except the women in Fiji’s parliament. They all need to go. Can’t wait for Election 2026.
You women have been such a disgrace from day 1. You have done nothing in your leadership that is worth acknowledging and celebrating. You have given rise to the worst behaviour ever. You will be known in history as those enabling the parliament to be a house of porn, adultery, and mockery.
We cannot wait to see you all kicked out.
Sincerely,
Women of Fiji
So Biman is calling an end to violence against women and girls as his contribution to celebrating International Women’s Day.
Hmmm…the guy who was stalking and harassing a married lady through inappropriate messages, emojis, and personal interaction. Not to mention the things he was up to when he was teaching at USP – preying on vulnerable girls in exchange for grades.
F**king dickhead.
The matanigasau, it is traditional, it is cultural and it is iTaukei. So it is right!.
The vulagis will never understand. I have always said, this is iTaukei land, they make the laws as they go, to fit the purpose at the time, depending on who is involved, which party they belong to and which side of the fence they sit on.
It is all to do with prejudice, personal prejuice, racism, pretend Christianity and fakeness. The whle thing is a farce, but this is Fiji, we now have iTaukei rule, the only way it should be and should have been since independence. This is their land and nothing else matters, however much the vulagi jump up and down, their feelings do not matter. That is the reality. This has nothing to do with maintaining any form of standards, legal requirements or legalities.
This is iTaukei country and they will do as they wish with the assistance of Baimaan, and the other self-serving doglas.
But something is going to go pear-shaped soon. The higher you fly the harder you fall. Patience.
A lot of Christians quote from the Bible in their speeches. It is like “isa, so profound”. Little do they know that they are profound donkeys.
When matanigasau is used to apologise for pornographic behaviour and sexual conduct, especially by an itaukei, it beggars belief. The government politicians really think lowly of their voters and more importantly their intellect if they think that ‘closes’ the issue…. The politicians themselves need their IQs checked 🤣!!
Wait for the next forthcoming episode – me and my double-headed dildo !
Stay tuned.
Yes, there’ve been persistent rumours of two more videos in the wings. If it is true, Lynda is sunk and so is the Prime Minister.
Well a significant number of people in Fiji voted for these people.
Yet some itaukei are so stupid that they will continually fall for these politicians.
Nowhere in fiji has a chief ever lowered his or her standards till now to apologize for sexual escapades of a minister. I don’t think the chiefs from before like Ratu Sir K. Mara or the Cakobaus or Ganilaus would have ever tolerated this behaviour.
What were the Kadavu chiefs thinking? But I guess it’s because the chiefs of old were real chiefs. We now have lowlifes ruling everywhere.
Not Chiefs, more like Village Idiots. The GCC is full of them. The most useless people on the planet and proudly so. Give them $10 and not only will they do a matanigasau they will do whatever you want them to.
Rabuka and his two kalavo lawyers, Tabuya and that so-called “international lawyer,” Tuiketei, were at the rugby match in Lautoka today. He is grinning from ear to ear, surrounded by his concubines. Way to go Fiji, more matanigasau on the way!
Lynda’s appearance alongside three other women, including Sashi Kiran, in the Fiji Times, paints a troubling picture—suggesting that the traditional matanigasau ceremony somehow absolves her of guilt. It is disgraceful to see the opportunistic Sashi Kiran, along with the other women, smiling and welcoming Lynda as though she is returning from a mission in space, as if her actions are somehow excusable.
Lynda is a disgrace to society and to the younger generation, setting a poor example of accountability. Equally disgraceful is the Prime Minister, who has condoned her actions instead of taking appropriate action. A credible Prime Minister and government would have suspended her long ago, without fear of political repercussions or the next election. Elections are won based on a party’s contribution to the country, especially in improving the lives of vulnerable and ordinary citizens.
Lynda is unfit for Parliament. Regardless of any efforts to rehabilitate her image, the public will always carry a different perception of her. Having her as a minister would be nothing short of disastrous for the country’s credibility and future.
Very true GD, matanigasau is an admission of guilt.
Can’t play a victim if that is done.
But these people don’t know what is true principle, even with their own traditions.
Please ask all prisoners to offer an apology with some grog. Make sure the rapists do that first.
Then we can set them free.
We must follow the leading Bajaru after all.
There are 2 more videos
Apparently already out and watched by many.
Please leak the other 2 videos.
Time to sink LT!
She doesn’t deserve to be in Parliament.
What a disgrace.
On the other hand, the sight of her masturbating with a double headed vibrator might just fast-track her into the leadership of the PAP to become Fiji’s first woman prime minister. That’s how things tend to go with that lot. So be careful what you wish for.
It’s nothing out of the ordinary…rapes, sexual assault, violence, etc are all tolerated by these so called God’s chosen people who God speaks to directly.
All you need to do after raping or sexually assaulting someone is to crawl on your knees, with some heavy quality Waka, some cigarettes, coupled with crocodile tears to apologize and all is forgiven by the heads of families or chiefs. No one cares about the opinion of the victim.
Lynda is a special case. She definitely has a lot of dirt on Rambo and Co and Rambo has a soft spot for her.
Agree with Graham. The dirtier the videos, the hornier the low-value men leading the Porn Alliance Party with zero moral compass.
But you will see them go to church on Sundays in their sulus and look deceptively decent, and quote bible verses every other day.
These lost sheep at the helm of the Porn Alliance Party will not risk what they stupidly think will be a win in 2026 (dream on) by betraying their own God, keeping her in the party.
Karma never misses and she will shit on this party many more times before GE2026 unless they course-correct asap!
I hope they don’t and continue on this path to self destruction.
Fiji deserves better.
Re-branding. “Magaichinasau”.
I would love to do heinous crimes against the dumb Ns and present the magaichinasau. Acceptable eh? lol.
What an embarrassment. No wonder “they” have not progressed in anything since 1970.
Code – DVC.
Matanigasau for the matanicaloaloa whores walking in the parliament is just what this country needs right now.
We are freaking blessed with all the bush people, bush lawyers, bush everything.
#bushedout
Matanigasau is a traditional apology in the Indigenous Fijian culture by the culprit/offender for something he or she did that offend or brought shame or embarrassments to the other party or family or Vanua…In this case, the porno-artist queen, is directly implying that she admitted the wrongs, shame & embarrassments of posting all those porno videos in the social media…
She should be sacked by the PM – this is not good for the people of Fiji, children and women especially, when you look closely at the picture you can tell that the Deputy Speaker, LQ, is embarrassed even to look at the camera (like she always do), because she knows the differences between guilty culprit and victim…SHAME ON YOU LT…you should admit your wrongs and retire…Fiji doesn’t need a woman like you…