Tongan journalist Pesi Fonua reported the “House [was] in an uproar” this January 21st, 2015, on hearing Tonga’s Premier ‘Akilisi Pohiva had hired his son as his personal assistant at the Prime Minister’s Office (Fonua, 2015). Lord Vaea was the challenger in parliament’s debating chamber, and rightly so, in a role that might be considered leader of an opposition of eight nobles’ representatives to the Pohiva led coalition.

Kātaki ka ke pulusi atu ‘eku ki’i tohi ni koe fie tokoni pe ki he founga ‘o e faka’uhingame’a he ‘oku malava ke ne faka’asili e tafenga lelei mo e monū mo’oe fonua ‘o kapau ‘oku tonu hono ngāue’aki pea ‘oku toe malava foki ke ne kumoa mo fakakā ‘a e tupulekina ‘o e fonua ‘o kapau ‘e fehalaaki hono ngāue’aki. Ko e faka’uhingame’a ‘oku ne tataki e konga lahi ‘o ‘etau mo’ui mo ‘e tau fai fatongia ‘i he taimi kotoa ‘o ‘e tau ‘ā (conscious mind) pea mo ‘e tau mohe (unconscious mind). Ko ia ‘oka tonu koe ‘aonga lahi ka ‘oka hala ko e maumau lahi:

For almost 30 years, you championed the idea that the political system in Tonga was un-democratic. You criticized King Tupou IV. King Tupou V, King Tupou VI when he was the Prime Minister, Princess Pilolevu, former Prime Ministers, former Cabinet Ministers, Civil Servants and anyone else who was unlucky enough to fall foul of your high moral judgement; you proudly did it all in the name of democracy. You even took most of them to court for one allegation after another.

Na’a ku fanongo ‘i he taimi pongipongi ‘aho Monite ko hono 19 ‘o Sanuali 2015 fakafuofua ki he taimi ‘osi si’i nai e fitu ki hono faka’eke’eke ‘o ‘Akilisi Pohiva ‘i he letioo ‘a Katalina Tohi 89.5 FM fekau’aki mo ‘ene hanga ‘o fakanofo ‘a e taha ‘o ‘ene kau Minisitaa pea na’e tukuaki’i e Minisitaa ko ‘eni koe fekau’aki mo e fefine.