Amended 2013 Constitution is Party’s Trump Card: Ratu Jo
“The amendment of 2013 Constitution was in our manifesto, which needs to be achieved within four years after coming into Government,” Ratu Josefa said.
Saturday 15 March 2025 | 11:30
People’s Alliance vice president Ratu Josefa Dimuri in Labasa on March 14, 2025. Photo: Shratika Naidu
The amendment of 2013 Constitution is the trump card for our party, says People’s Alliance (PA) vice president Ratu Josefa Dimuri.
Even though the bill was defeated in Parliament this week, Ratu Josefa said there were other options. It’s a matter of winning this battle, he said.
“The amendment of 2013 Constitution was in our manifesto, which needs to be achieved within four years after coming into Government,” Ratu Josefa said.
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The amendments includes the rights for indigenous Fijians.
He said there was fear that most of the rights have been diluted which were in the 1997 Constitution.
“I hope we can bring back the 1997 Constitution but I don’t know how we can get there,” he said.
“The change of 2013 Constitution is the trumpcard for us to work on so that we can win the 2026 General Election.”
He said the defeat in the Parliament was part of politics.
“I agree with the opposition’s suggestion about giving details on which part of constitution the Coalition Government wanted to change because it looked like signing a blank cheque,” he said.
“Perhaps the Government could have specified to them before going for the voting and the outcome could have been different.”
He said the 1997 constitution was the best ever that Fiji had as the process involved was transparent and lay people had the knowledge of what was happening since wide consultation was organised across the country.
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