Riddell Akua

The Honourable
Riddell Akua
MP
The Honourable Riddell Akua MP
Member of the Nauruan Parliament; for Anabar
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2003
Preceded by
Personal details
Born	26 January 1963 (age 59); Nauru
Nationality	Nauruan
Political party	Naoero Amo
Residence(s)	Anabar

Michael Riddell Akua (born January 26, 1963) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru.

Background[]

Akua has been a member of the Parliament of Nauru since 3 May 2003. From this date on he has also been an important part of the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.

He is a member of the Naoero Amo Party, and he was re-elected to parliament in 2004, 2007 and 2008.

Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru[]

He was elected the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from June 2004 to July 2004.^[1]^[2] He was elected again Speaker in Parliament during the first three months of Marcus Stephen's presidency, from December 2007 to March 2008.

Resignation and coup d'état allegations[]

He resigned on March 18, to prevent the Opposition, led by David Adeang and former President Rene Harris (who died of ill health several weeks later), from submitting a motion of no confidence against Stephen.^[3]

He was replaced as Speaker by David Adeang.

Akua was seen as a close ally of President Marcus Stephen, whose government ceased to command the support of a majority in the Parliament of Nauru in March 2008. Akua's resignation was thus set in the context of strengthening the Executive by hindering the conduct of Parliamentary business, which, as widely acknowledged, would likely have led to the term of office of the Stephen Administration being ended by Parliament. In this sense, Akua's record as Parliamentary Speaker is seen as controversial and allegations of a coup d'état made by Akua's successor as Speaker, David Adeang, may be seen against this light.

Reappointment as Speaker[]

Following the elections of April 26, 2008, Akua was again elected to the Parliament of Nauru and appointed once more to the post of Speaker.^[4] He entered office on 29 April 2008. He resigned on 13 March 2010.

References[]

^ "Long Term Investment Fund (Sequesteration) Act 2004". www.paclii.org.
^ "Votes & Proceedings of the Fifteenth Parliament" (PDF). August 24, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2019.
^ "Nauru lawmakers fail in bid to unseat president" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Radio New Zealand International, March 18, 2008
^ "Nauru president broadens support following snap election". Radio New Zealand International. April 29, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

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[1] "Long Term Investment Fund (Sequesteration) Act 2004". www.paclii.org.

[2] "Votes & Proceedings of the Fifteenth Parliament" (PDF). August 24, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2019.

[3] "Nauru lawmakers fail in bid to unseat president" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Radio New Zealand International, March 18, 2008

[RNZI_39441-4] "Nauru president broadens support following snap election". Radio New Zealand International. April 29, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

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