His Excellency Attends the State Funeral of the Late Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga.
September 19, 2019
The President of the Republic of Fiji, His Excellency, Major- General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote attended the State Funeral of the Late Honourable Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga which was held on Thursday, 19th September, 2019 in Nuku'alofa.
His Excellency the President with HRH Princess Angelika Laufuipeka Tuku’aho during the Wreath Laying Ceremony at St. George Government Building Chancery, Nuku’alofa.
His Excellency with other dignitaries paid their respects to the family of the late
Prime Minister Pohiva, the Government and the People of the Kingdom of Tonga. His Excellency expressed our beloved nation’s heartfelt condolences during a wreath laying ceremony at the
St. George Government Building Chancery in Nuku’alofa where the body of the Late Honourable Pohiva laid in State for two [2] nights.
The President later attended the State Funeral service which held at the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga before the body of the late Honourable Prime Minister Pohiva was finally laid to rest at the Telekava Cemetery in his home village