Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku confirmed on Thursday that he has vacated his portfolio of defence minister after government sources revealed last week that he had stepped down.
Earlier last month, Tonga’s Privy Council issued a directive that the King had lost confidence in Hua’kavameiliku and ‘Utoikamanu holding the defence and foreign ministry portfolios..
Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has reportedly stepped down from his defence portfolio to make way for a noble to assume the position..