The Fiji Times2022 Normal Election: Mom of six desires ‘good highway’

WOMEN of Maniava Village in Ra are hoping their kids may have correct roads to journey to high school on within the new 12 months.

Mom of six Alisi Sera mentioned her kids have been the rationale she joined different villagers to vote throughout pre-polling for the 2022 Normal Election at Maniava this week.

“When there’s unhealthy climate, which means they both can’t go to high school or they must stroll,” she mentioned.

“As a mom, it hurts to see them strolling again house on a wet day.”

A staff from this newspaper visited the village throughout pre-polling and got here throughout major college college students coming back from Tokaimalo District College, positioned about three miles from the village.

“All I need is an effective highway for our youngsters to have the ability to board a car that may take them to high school and again.

“For so long as I’ve been right here, that has all the time been our greatest concern.”

Additionally voicing her hopes for the subsequent authorities was a mother-of-five Merewalesi Liku.

She needs the highway situations of their district are urgently addressed.

“Typically we don’t ship our youngsters to high school as a result of the highway will get blocked, or it’s too tough for his or her service to come back and decide them up,” she mentioned.

“So we both make the choice to maintain them house or stroll them to high school.”

Ms Liku mentioned she hoped her vote would result in higher highway situations for his or her neighborhood.