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Statement from Lt. Gov gives no details on Gov. Lolo’s condition

Lt. Gov. Lemanu Sialega Palepoi Mauga
reporters@samoanews.com

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s Office released Thursday night a statement — all in Samoan — from Lt. Gov. Lemanu Sialega Palepoi Mauga, who is also the acting governor, on “the matter of Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga’s condition”, but the statement didn’t provide any specific details.

The statement says that governor had planned to travel to Washington D.C. at the beginning of every year to attended meetings, and at the same time this is the opportunity for him to see his doctor for usual medical check-up.

During the check up the governor was advised by his physician to rest as there are medical treatments - “togafitiga” - for improvement to his health condition, according to the statement, which didn’t say what the treatments or other health issues are that the governor is experiencing.

The statement also doesn’t say where in the US the governor is staying, as there are reports that Lolo is in Seattle, Washington. However, KHJ news is reporting the governor’s brother, Malaepule Fuega Moliga told them earlier this week that he talked with Governor Lolo who’s in Seattle and he is doing alright.

The following is the compete text of the statement in Samoan from Lemanu:

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LEMANU P.S. MAUGA TODAY ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON THE MATTER OF GOVERNOR LOLO MATALASI MOLIGA'S CONDITION:

E le fa’atumutumu lima so’u lagona ile tapua’iga le leoa a le atunu’u a o alofaiva le afioga ile kovana ma lo’u tagata ile fa’atinoga ole 'au'aunaga e pei ona tofia ai i ma’ua e le atunu’u. O lea e momoli atu ai mai le taele ole agaga se upu fa’afetai i le pa'ia ole 'aufaigaluega a le Atua i fata faitaulaga eseese ile atunu’u mo la outou galuega tatalo ile ao ma le po, ae tainane fo’i ole tapua’iga ma talosaga molia a tama ma tina matutua ma le ma’ave 'ese'ese o Tutuila ma Manu’a.

Ole ala lea ua fa’afualalaga ai se lagona ona ua agiga i malae e ala i vaega fa’asalalau le tulaga ole fa’ataotolia ole falaefu ma le apulupulugia o tofaga ole afioga ile kovana i atunu’u mamao.

O se fuafuataga sa iai e malaga atu i Uosigitone mo fonotaga masani i le amataga o tausaga ta’itasi ma maua ai se avanoa e asiasi ai i lana foma’i mo ana talavai masani, ae peita’i ua iai se suiga o ia fuafuaga ona ua fautuaina e ali’i foma’i le faia o se malologa a le afioga ile kovana ona o ni isi togafitiga e fia faia mo lona soifua maloloina.

E maualuga lava lo’u talitonuga ile alofa ole Atua mamana, o ia lava e faia vavega tetele, ole a Ia toe fa’afo’i le malosi atoatoa ile tama ole atunu’u mo le fa’aauauina o ona tiute masani.

O lo’o momoli tele mai alofa'aga o lana afioga ile Kovana faapea le Tina o le Atunu'u aemaise o la'ua agaga fa’afetai ile mamalu o si o tatou atunu’u ona o a outou talosaga si'itia mo lana afioga.

O le a fa’apea lava ona logologo puiali’i lo outou mamalu i ia taualumaga mo lo outou silafia. Soifua.