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Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has hit out at the Tailevu chiefs, who rejected the interim government's proposal to review the Great Council of Chiefs and the proposed People's Charter yesterday.
Bainimarama said that these Chiefs have stopped Fiji's progress for their own personal gain over the past years.
Bainimarama adds that the Charter is not for his personal benefit and adds that the non-endorsement of the People's Charter by the Tailevu chiefs just shows that these chiefs see the Charter as a threat to their chiefly position.
Speaking in Fijian in Nausori yesterday, Komai Nausori and Chairman of the Tailevu Bose Vanua, Ratu Meli Baleinaivalu said the 22 chiefs from the various Tikina have rejected the two proposals, after obtaining legal advice on the matter.
Ratu Meli said the chiefs have decided that the GCC must be restored to its full membership, functions, operations and procedures, prior to the 5th of December, 2006, as they stress that the constitution which is the Supreme Law of the land, is still in place and the legality of the interim government is being challenged in the High court.
On the proposed People's Charter, the Bose Vanua of Tailevu has resolved, that there is no merit in the proposal by the interim government to establish a charter as the constitution does not provide for the establishment of such a body by an interim regime.
Ratu Tevita said the chiefs of Tailevu believe that such a charter should be set up by a democratically elected government.
Also present in Nausori during the announcement of Tailevu's official stance yesterday, were former GCC senators and Bau chief, Ratu George Cakobau and Ratu Inoke Seru.
