THE people of Fiji are suffering from “coup and constitutional fatigue” after years of changes to the country’s supreme law, says Fiji Law Society president Graham Leung.
Making a submission to the Special Committee on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill in Kinoya, Nasinu, Mr Leung said the proposed legislation could lead to Fiji’s fifth constitution since independence in 1970.
“The people of Fiji are suffering from coup and constitutional fatigue,” he said.
“We’ve had the 1970 constitution, the 1990 constitution, the 1997 constitution, the 2013 constitution.
“We have a draft Bill which if legislated will become a 2026 constitution, which will be Fiji’s fifth constitution since we were granted independence in 1970.”
Mr Leung said the repeated changes to the constitution had left people tired of uncertainty surrounding the country’s supreme law.
“And that is why I say with respect to the people of this country are suffering from coup and constitutional fatigue.
“They are sick and tired of the constant changes to the supreme law. And rather than being a vehicle for national unity, the constitution has actually become a fountain of division and discord.”
His comments came as the committee continued consultations on the proposed constitutional amendments throughout the country.
