Social Democratic Liberal Party. [File Photo]

The Registrar of Political Parties has removed Ro Filipe Tuisawau as President of the Social Democratic Liberal Party based on the recent High Court judgment.

Registrar Mohammed Saneem says they will await SODELPA’s appointment of another person as President based on the Party’s rules.

Saneem also confirms that Usaia Waqatairewa has been removed as Registered Officer of SODELPA, and the FEO will await the appointment of a new Registered Officer pursuant to the Political Parties Act.

He says the changes have been made with immediate effect to ensure the Orders in the Judgement are complied with.

In its judgment, the Suva High Court had declared that the Annual General Meeting held in Savusavu in June last year by some SODELPA members were in breach of the party’s constitution.

The court had declared that the election of Ro Filipe Tuisawau as President and Adi Litia Qionibaravi as the Vice President is invalid.

However a day after the ruling SODLPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka had said that Ro Filipe Tuisawau will remain the Party President, Adi Litia Qionibaravi will remain the Vice President and Usaia Pita Waqatairewa will remain as the General Secretary.

The High Court in its judgement denied an application for the three positions to be declared vacant and that the Party Management Board to fill these vacancies until the next AGM.

Rabuka stresses that current office holders will continue serving their respective appointments and the Party will continue to move forward.