Afamasaga_Rico_Tupai
Afamasaga Rico Tupa'i
Samoan politician
Afamasaga Lepuiai Rico Tupa'i (born c. 1969)[1] is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Tupa'i previously worked in the media, including media agency Skylite, the Samoan Department of Broadcasting, and as one of the founders of Fiji's Mai TV.[2] He worked for Digicel Pacific[2] and the National University of Samoa.[3] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2016 Samoan general election, and appointed Minister of Communication and Information Technology.[4][5]
In March 2021, Tupa'i was accused of extracting A$90,000 from an Australian investor seeking to establish a business in Samoa.[6][7] He subsequently lost his seat in the April 2021 Samoan general election.[8]