Director General of Health Sues SNPF & the Samoa Observer

By Lagi Keresoma/

Apia, Samoa – 04 December 2024 – The Director General of Health, Aiono Dr. Alec Ekeroma is suing the Samoa National Provident Fund (SNPF) and the Samoa Observer newspaper for divulging confidential customers’ loan information.

“I suspect that a member of the Parliament Finance Committee requested information from SNPF through the committee and the latter was not legally or duly bound to release that information,” said Aiono.

Aiono believes a Parliamentary Committee member “leaked” the information to the Samoa Observer for “political reasons and malice.”

He is also considering suing the individual or individuals involved.

Aiono’s health clinic was among six businesses that were approved major investment loans from SNPF which drew public criticisms when the information and details were published in the newspaper.