He held the Nasinu Urban Fijian Communal Constituency for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party (SDL) from 2001 to 2006, having won the seat in the parliamentary election of September 2001, defeating the incumbent, Joji Uluinakauvadra of the Fijian Association Party (FAP).
[2] The Fiji Village news service announced on March 21, 2006, that the SDL had decided not to nominate Qovu for another Parliamentary term.
He decided to contest the general election on May 6–13 as an independent candidate, but received only 630 votes, some 5 percent of the total.
[4][5] During the election campaign he attacked SDL leader Laisenia Qarase over comments that Fiji could never have equal citizenship.
He was married to the late Lusiana Mailakeba Golea, a teacher from Wainika, Tawake, Cakaudrove.