 There was friction concerning these bills and a truce was brokered by Vice-President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi on 16 January 2006, which cooled the 2005–06 Fijian political crisis.Nonetheless, relations between the government and the military remained strained.On 22 September 2006, Commodore Bainimarama attacked government policies in a speech at Ratu Latianara Secondary School.