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Chiefs of Ra stage peaceful march

June 11, 2025 10:52 am

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The Chiefs from the Vanua of Ra held a peaceful march today to hand over a letter, addressed to the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

They marched to the Provincial Administrators office.

Rakiraki Town Council Special Administrators Chair, Peni Duaniwai, confirmed that the march was peaceful and related to concerns over the 2013 Constitution.

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Duaniwai says the chiefs don’t agree with the 2013 constitution and want it to be changed.

“It’s not a very big march. It was just a few of them. And they want the vanua’s voice to be heard.”

He adds that all legal processes were followed and proper approvals were obtained.

Duaniwai says the majority of them who marched were the chiefs of Rakiraki

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