It is not clear whether the Pohivas have a plan for this Valentine’s Day, but Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva has always talked publicly about his wife Neomai as the woman he adores and loves.
On the day he was officially appointed by the king, thousands witnessed how much he loves his wife.
When the Prime Minister was called to the front to hear the Secretary to Cabinet reading his letter of appointment from the king and to be blessed by the president of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Hon. Pohiva pushed his wife’s wheel chair to the front in the church so they could both receive the blessing.
Some people took to Facebook to share their tributes to Neomai, saying Hon. Pohiva had won because she had stood by him since the beginning.
One caller told one of the Tongan Radio programmes in Auckland he felt like crying when he read that the Prime Minister had pushed his wife’s wheelchair and not left it to a civil servant or one of their children.
The man said Hon. Pohiva’s attitude for his wife really showed he was the type of good leader Tonga needed.
Watching
Tonga’s Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva told his family and relatives in Auckland that although his wife Neomai was lying sick, she kept watching him whenever he returned home during the lead up to the election of the Prime Minister in December.
Hon. Pohiva said Neomai, who is now confined to a wheelchair because of her illness, knew the last election would be his last term in Parliament. According to Hon. Pohiva, Neomai thought that winning the premiership would be a significant milestone in the family’s fight to bring democracy to Tonga.
The Prime Minister said that in the weeks prior to the election he told his wife that it would be all right if he did not win the premiership because he would return home at the end of this parliamentary term with the trust the people had in him and their family during the 32 years he has been in parliament.
He said that when he came home on the day it was announced he had won the premiership, his wife was in tears.
A photo obtained by Kaniva News shows Neomai Pohiva crying while the Prime Minister holds her hands. It was the moment she had been waiting for.
The main points
- It is not clear whether the Pohivas have a plan for this Valentine’s Day, but Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva has always talked publicly about his wife Neomai as the woman he adores and loves.
- On the day Hon. Pohiva was officially appointed by the king, thousands witnessed how much he loves his wife.
- When he was called to the front of Parliament for his appointment to be blessed by the president of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Hon. Pohiva pushed his wife’s wheel chair to the front in the church so they could both receive the blessing.
- Some people have said he became Prime Minister because his wife had supported him through decades of political struggle.
