Letters: Sukuna Day
Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna known as a great scholar, chief and Statesman known to steer Fiji towards modern times keeping in mind the benefits to indigenous and non-indigenous alike with a bond of unity.
Thursday 30 May 2024 | 08:55
From left: Fiji National University Deputy Chancellor Semesa Karavaki with artist Lino Lionel Colatiniyara after unveiling Ratu Sukuna’s potrait at the Ratu Sukuna Day Art Exhibition at Nasinu Campus on May 24, 2023. Photo: Laiseana Nasiga
Riches Attributed Towards Unity (RATU) Social Intellect Role (SIR) Land Allocations Leased Agriculturally (LALA) Sulu/vakataga Umpire Known Undertaking Noble Attire (SUKUNA)
Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna known as a great scholar, chief and Statesman known to steer Fiji towards modern times keeping in mind the benefits to indigenous and non-indigenous alike with a bond of unity.
Realising the waste of natural resources (land) lying idle arranged a system of land leasing with returns benefitting the owners and lessees the same.
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As we celebrate this day, why don’t we follow and uphold the principles set by him to make it more meaningful by;
-Chiefs reaching out to people
-Proper land asset management and utilisation
-Making use of idle land- if not by yourselves than by those capable
-Replenishing resources and relations with unity and equality with everyone given an equal chance to enhance.
Celebrating just a date without principles set won’t honour the late Ratu Sukuna. Be it Girmit, Independence or Sukuna Day dates of such should be days of remembrance and significance, not just days off!
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