PRIME Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has assured Nabavatu villagers in Dreketi, Macuata, that they would be moved to safer ground.

He told the villagers this week relevant stakeholders would assist in the relocation and rebuilding of their homes.

Mr Bainimarama also advised the villagers to form a committee to work closely with government officials in the relocation plans.

Nabavatu villagers were temporarily moved into tents after fissures appeared in the village grounds, damaging some homes. The villagers had evacuated and were moved temporarily to the Assemblies of God church premises in Dreketi.