‘We want it gone’

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Great Council of Chief (GCC) chairman, Ratu Viliame Seruvakula speaks to the media during the press conference at the newly refurbished GCC building in Nasese, Suva on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU

The Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) wants the 2013 Constitution gone.

GCC chairman Ratu Viliame Seruvakula described it as a “roadblock” to indigenous progress and a direct threat to iTaukei rights.

In a unanimous position, the GCC says the Constitution has failed its people, stifling development at every turn.

With a Supreme Court challenge now underway, the chiefs are already preparing their next move.