Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad will be sworn back into Cabinet tomorrow, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed.
Speaking to The Fiji Times in Savusavu, Mr Rabuka said Prof Prasad would return to Cabinet, although his ministerial portfolio had yet to be finalised.
“Tomorrow, he will be sworn in tomorrow,” Mr Rabuka said.
Asked whether Prof Prasad would be reinstated as Minister for Finance, the Prime Minister said he would first need to assess the current Cabinet arrangements.
“I do not know yet. I will have to look at what we have in Cabinet and assess what the Minister of Finance has been doing,” he said.
“If that is the best solution, he will be reinstated. Otherwise, he will take back a position in Cabinet.”
Mr Rabuka said several ministers were currently handling additional portfolios, which would need to be considered before a final decision was made.
“You know there are some ministers carrying additional portfolios. For example, Vosarogo is currently handling two other portfolios,” he said.
However, the Prime Minister indicated that Finance, Trade and Commerce would be the most suitable portfolio for Prof Prasad.
“The most appropriate portfolio for him would be Finance, Trade and Commerce,” Mr Rabuka said.
