GCC Is A 'Top Priority'

He said the first phase was to bring the GCC’s former members together.

Wednesday 28 December 2022 | 10:40

Jone Salusalu

Staff Writer

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka followed by Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Lynda Tabuya and Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services Ro Filipe Tuisawau outside Parliament on December 24, 2022. Photo: Ronald Kumar

The return and reinstatement of the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC or Bose Levu Vakaturaga in iTaukei) is a ‘top priority’ for the new Government.

This was confirmed over the weekend by the newly-elected Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka.

Days after the election of his coalition government which is made up of The People’s Alliance (PA), the National Federation Party (NFP) and Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA), the former GCC chairman (1999-2001) is expected to be swift in restoring the chiefly body.