Joketani Cokanasiga
Joketani Cokanasiga ( – 7 March 2021) was a Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Public Works (Fiji), Minister for Public Works and Minister for Energy (Fiji), Energy in the interim Cabinet of Fiji, Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état, Fiji coup of 2000. He held office till an elected government took power in September 2001. In early 2006, Cokanasiga found himself at the centre of an inquiry into alleged corruption in an agricultural affirmative action scheme during his time as a Minister. The ''Fiji Sun'' reported on 20 January that a letter to the prime minister and signed by Cokanasiga had condemned a Finance Ministry decision to suspend the program while an audit was in progress, describing the suspension as "political suicide." The letter, dated 8 August 2001, was marked "Confidential." The audit found a discrepancy of Fijian dollar, F$16 million in the accounts. The ''Sun'' reported that Prime Minister Qarase had admi ...
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