Sacked Great Council of Chiefs Chairman Ratu Ovini Bokini said Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama should take heed of Naitasiri's High Chief Ratu Inoke Takiveikata's advise and invitation to participate in a national reconciliation process.

Ratu Ovini said if Commodore Bainimarama really wants Fiji's prosperity and our future generations to live happily, he should listen to the advice.

In his first public statement since being released from prison two months ago, in a letter to Bainimarama, the Qaranivalu said national reconciliation involves the amnesty and immunity from prosecution to everyone involved in the December 5th takeover, normalization of all constitutional offices including the President, Vice President, Judiciary, GCC, the Public Service Commission, the demilitarization of government, addressing Fiji's coup culture and for elections to be held before December 2008.

Ratu Inoke said the nation appreciates some of the noble objectives that the regime has set out to achieve but the methods used are not legal and acceptable, since these objectives should be a priority of a newly elected government.

However, while Ratu Inoke is making these calls in his open letter, he does not state how he plans to achieve the things he has proposed.

Commodore Bainimarama will release a full statement later today.