Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa and Assistant Minister Industry, Trade, Tourism, Local Government, Housing and Community Development Vijay Nath leaving the Suvavou House this afternoon. Picture: TALEBULA KATE

GOVERNMENT Members of Parliament began exiting the Suvavou House in Suva after 1pm today.

Rohit Sharma was the first to come out of the building a little after 1pm and was followed by Minister for Fisheries Semi Koroilavesau at the rear of the building.

Government Whip Alvick Maharaj was the next to come out of the building.

Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete also exited from the rear of the building.

Meanwhile a few Ministers and backbenchers left from the front of the building.

Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar was the first to leave from the front, followed by Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy and then Govt backbencher, Selai Adimaitoga, then the Assistant for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Veena Bhatnagar.

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Disaster Management and Meteorological Services Jone Usamate also exited from the front of the building.

Minister for Forests Osea Naiqamu exited from the rear of the building and was followed by the Attorney-General and Fiji First party general secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum at 2:45pm who was accompanied by his lawyer Devanesh Sharma.

Mr Sayed-Khaiyum was to officiate at the Fiji Ports Terminal Limited bonus payout this afternoon.

Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa and Assistant Minister Industry, Trade, Tourism, Local Government, Housing and Community Development Vijay Nath were also seen leaving the building on foot.