Mr Lusibaea first gained national and regional attention when he came out as a Commander of the Malaita Eagles Force during ethnic tensions of 2000.
He has served a prison sentence for tension-related crimes and is now owner of Lion Heart - a road construction company.
His contest in this year's elections for the North Malaita seat saw him win by a landslide margin of over two-thousand votes against his runner-up, Reverend Michael Maeliau.
Speaking to SIBC News in his home in Malu'u yesterday, Mr Lusibaea says while he has always been labeled as an ex-militant and ex-commander of the Malaita Eagles Force, his landslide victory has proved those labels wrong.
The North Malaita MP and his executive committee were blessed and commissioned at a public service in Malu'u yesterday morning attended by thousands.
Lusibaea Speaks on Win
The new Member of Parliament for the North Malaita constituency, Jimmy "Rasta" Lusibaea says his win in the elections is a slap in the face of people, including the 'outside world', who have continuously labeled him as an ex-militant.
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