NLC To Visit Bau Island

The Native Lands Commission (NLC) will visit the chiefly island of Bau tomorrow to raise awareness and address some con­cerns surrounding the planned installation of the Vunivalu of Bau.

Wednesday 01 March 2023 | 09:11

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka with Paramount Chief of Bau and head of the Kubuna Confederacy, Na Turaga Bale na Tui Kaba, and Vunivalu Ratu Epenisa Cakobau on Bau Island on December 31, 2022.   Photo: DEPTFO

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka with Paramount Chief of Bau and head of the Kubuna Confederacy, Na Turaga Bale na Tui Kaba, and Vunivalu Ratu Epenisa Cakobau on Bau Island on December 31, 2022. Photo: DEPTFO

The Native Lands Commission (NLC) will visit the chiefly island of Bau tomorrow to raise awareness and address some con­cerns surrounding the planned installation of the Vunivalu of Bau.

This chiefly title has been vacant since 1989, following the death of Ratu Sir George Cakobau.

NLC’s acting chairperson, Apimeleki Tola, said the planned visit came about after they got word about the planned installation of the Vunivalu of Bau.

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