SEALINK Fiji has offered Mohammed Muzamil Hussain, widely known as Musa, a complimentary return trip for two to Viti Levu, along with accommodation in Lautoka.
Musa, a resident of Bua on Vanua Levu, was previously listed as a missing person after leaving home to attend a funeral last month.
Due to poor mobile phone reception, he remained in interior villages, where he was hosted by iTaukei communities and experienced overwhelming love, compassion and kindness.
SEALINK Fiji chief executive officer Mohammed Aiyub Khan said the company, out of goodwill, has gifted Musa and his mother a free travel voucher and accommodation in Lautoka, which they can redeem at any time.
Khan noted that while businesses had shown empathy and gifted Musa items such as a wristwatch and clothing, others had taken advantage of his sudden fame by using him to promote their businesses without his consent or fair compensation.
“At SEALINK, we want Musa and his mother to enjoy a short break in the West, in Lautoka City and experience the Western hospitality as he received while moving through villages in Naiviqiri, Bua, a place he frequently visits,” Khan said.
Reflecting on the social media attention surrounding Musa’s journey, Khan said the story revealed a young man shaped by hardship, particularly following the passing of his father.
“Life hasn’t been easy for Musa, and he has had to make some difficult decisions about his future,” he said.
Khan believes the gesture will give Musa and his mother a much-needed break, adding that while Musa has already received a warm welcome in Labasa, people in the Western Division, particularly Lautoka would also welcome the opportunity to hear his story, especially in his fluent Bua dialect.
Khan quipped that while Musa was virtually taken around the world on social media meeting people in places including the Oval Office with US President Donald Trump, stepping on Mars, and even addressing Fiji’s Parliament nothing compares to a real-time SEALINK voyage from Nabouwalu Jetty in Bua to bustling Lautoka.
“We want Musa and his mother share the goodness of heart, no memes or promotion and marketing strings attached,” Khan said.
“It is all out of love.”
