Teena e tagata lautele le suia o le Itu e alu a Taavale a Samoa.
Written by Press Release
Thursday, 06 December 2007
Ua faatuina aloaia nei se Komiti Faafoe e lagolagoina tagata o loo teena le suia o le Itu e feoai ai taavaleafi e pei ona faalauiloaina mai e le Malo.
O lenei Komiti na faatuaina i se finagalo autasi o i latou na auai i se fonotaga faalauaitele na faia i le Maota o Tupulaga Talavou EFKS i le Aso Faraile 30 Novema, 2007. E silia i le 1,000 i latou mai i Upolu ma Savaii, na auai lenei fonotaga ma na finagalo e faia se savali o le filemu agai i le Paleme i le Aso Gafua 17 Tesema, 2007. E lenei Savali e momoli ai se fingalo autasi o tagata ina ia taofia le suia o le itu e feoai ai taavaleafi i luga o le alatele.
E faasaga le faagaulemalie o tagata agai i le finagalo o le Malo na faalia e le Matagaluega e Pulea Taavale afi, e faapea o le a faataunuuina lenei suiga e amata atu 01 Iulai 2008. Ma o le a faamamaluina loa le feoai o taavale afi i le itu tauagavale o le alatele. Sa muai faalauiloa le faagaulemalie o tagata fai Pisinisi faapea ma Faalapotopotoga Tumaoti i se talosaga tusitusia na tuuina atu i le Malo. O lenei tusi sa aiaia ai aafiaga faale-tamaoaiga, faapea le saogalemu lautele o tagata atoa ma le soifua manuia ma aafiaga faale siosiomaga o Samoa.
Ua faamoemoe le Komiti e aoina ni sainiga lima mai ia i latou e lagolagoina lenei faamoemoe i Upolu ma Savaii. Sanoa le susuga i le Taitaifono o Toleafoa Maposua Solomona Toailoa e faapea, “O le ogaoga lenei mataupu e tatalo atu ai i le mamalu o le atunuu e fia lagolagoina lenei savali ina ia sainia lenei talosaga faatasi ai ma le auai mai i lenei Savali e momoli so latou leo i le Malo. E tele aafiaga o lenei tulafono o le a taufaaofi mo le soifua manuia o tagata. Ia tagai i luma ,e leai ni taavale maua fua mai atunuu mamao"
O lenei Komiti, o loo aafia ai tagata i vaega eseese uma o le atunuu faapea ma e o loo faatauina le malu puipuia o fanau pe a pasia lenei tulafono. E 17,500 le aofai o taavale afi o le a feoai i le itu sese o le alatele. O lea matou te valuvalusia aa o le fau ma tatalo atu i sui Faipule uma o Itumalo taitasi ma o loo tuu i ai le faatuatuaga o tagata lautele , e fai ma latou leo i upufai o le Malo, e tulai mai e sapai le alaga o tagata ina ia teena lenei tulafaono. O le a faaauauina pea le sailiiliga a le au faipisinisi ina aoina faamaumauga e mafai ai ona atagaia le tele o aafiaga nai lo faamanuiaga e maua mai i lenei suiga pe a faataunuuina.
O le Faamalu mo Faalapotopotoga Tumaoti o Samoa (SUNGO) ua faaalia lo latou lagolago malosi i lenei savali ina ia mafai ona faataua ina pea le aia tatau o tagatanuu o Samoa e faailoa atu ai o latou manatu i auala e sili ona manuia i latou. E moomia faamalosia o Pulega lelei faalemalo e ala i le faalologo o Taitai o se Malo i ona tagatanuu i auala e manuia ai tagata lautele ae le o le pulepuletutu.
Ua amata nei le faafoeina o sainiga lima i Nuu ma Afioaga faapea nofoaga I le taulaga I Apia nei.
ENGLISH VERSION
A meeting was held at SUNGO’s head office in Malifa on Tuesday afternoon, where the organizing committee of the People Against Switching Sides was officially formed.
The committee’s formation was in line with a mandate, passed by majority vote at a public meeting held in the EFKS hall last Friday. At that public meeting, attended by more than 1,000 people from both Upolu and Savaii, a mandate was handed down to organize a peaceful march to parliament on Monday 17th December. The purpose of the march is to present the government with a petition, voicing the people’s objections to the proposed switch of the side of the road for motorists to drive.
In an announcement made by the Transport Control Board – the public were advised that on the 01 July 2008, all motorists would be required to switch the side of the road on which to drive. The private sector and non government organisations were the first to publicly voice their concerns. A joint submission was presented to government, highlighting the effects of this decision upon Samoa. The submission did not just highlight the adverse financial and economical implications for Samoa – but also the social, environmental and inherent risks upon safety of motorists and pedestrians.
The committee aims to gather signatures from all those who oppose the government proposal, throughout both Upolu and Savaii. The Chairman of the organizing committee, Toleafoa Maposua Solomona Toailoa said, “This is an important issue for Samoa, and we encourage all who oppose the decision to voice your concerns by signing as well as marching with us to present this petition to government. It is important that Samoa understands the negative implications of this decision upon them. It is much more than just getting a free car from overseas.”
The organizing committee comprises of a wide cross section of the community. During the inaugural meeting of the organizing committee, serious concerns for the safety of all people of Samoa were raised, with particular concern for the safety of all our children once the bill becomes law and 17,500 motor vehicles will be traveling on the ‘wrong’ side of the road. We are calling on our respective Members of Parliament to speak out and address the concerns of the people they represent. The business community will also continue to request Government to provide reports in support of the claimed benefits of the switch in light of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary that says the switch will present very real safety risks to our community and all road users with a disastrous impact on our economy.
The Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations (SUNGO) highly supports the restoration of the people's Democratic rights in determining what is best for them. Our leaders should therefore develop legislation that supports the need of the people, by listening to the concerns of the people and not dictate what is best for them.
The process of compiling signatures started immediately, with several sign up points around the town area already in place.
FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHT.. written by China.Jakop,
December 07, 2007
WELL, I WAS SHOKED WHILE I WAS READING THIS STORY.THIS IS SO SAD.I THINK SAMOA WILL GET MORE PEOPLE DIED ON THE ROAD IF THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT.. GO SAMOA PEOPLE WHO AGAINST THIS..LETS FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHT.. TALOSIA IA AE TALIA LO TATOU MANAO.
Ailoga!!!! written by Vai Patu,
December 07, 2007
Guys....Guys....Guys.....come on, lets change to RHD.... We cant prove anything at this point. weather it will kill 200,000 Samoans even though our population has only 186000 approx OR NOT!!!! What say you people, lets change please ....malilie maia. let go there and see whats gonna happen. If the Govt is wrong...then, we change back to LHD plus changing the Govt. I really dont get it....lets CHANGE, lets add a new page to our history book. People always scared of changes....but sometimes, we need to change...moving forward is an act of change. dont listen to what other people are saying....dont listen to the Govt if you have anything against them....Listen to yourself. PEACE
STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS. written by ALOFA TALIVA'A,
December 09, 2007
WHY BOTHER TO CHANGE TO RHD.....IF IT'S NOT BROKEN,DON'T FIX IT. SAMOAN GOVT....YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE,THERE OPINION,CONCERN AND COMMENTS....SHOULD TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
MY SAMOAN PEOPLE......STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS....SPEAK UP AND CIRCULATE PETITION IF YOU HAVE TO.....I'M SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZER OF THIS MOVEMENTS.....ASK FOR THE STATISTIC AND TRAFFIC REPORTS IF ANY TO SEE WHY THERE IS A NEED FOR RHD.....ASK TO SEE THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.
SO LET US NOT BE BLIND TO OUR DIFFERENCES--BUT LET US ALSO DIRECT ATTENTION TO OUR COMMON INTEREST AND TO THE MEANS BY WHICH THOSE DIFFERENCES CAN BE RESOLVED.
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GO SAMOA PEOPLE WHO AGAINST THIS..LETS FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHT..
TALOSIA IA AE TALIA LO TATOU MANAO.