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RATUS, ROTUMAN AND PRESIDENCY (Woman and Ro Teimumu Kepa). President of Fiji position is not monopoly of Chiefs (or Burebasaga and Ro Kepa, for she is WOMAN). Fiji, its time for 'Chino-Fijian' or Indo-Fijian

19/2/2024

 

*In the racist 1990 Constitution it was clearly stipulated that the position of the President and Prime Minister MUST be reserved for i-Taukeis, and the Constitution allocated 37 of the 70 parliamentary seats to them.
*As we have argued previously, the CHIEFS should return to their respective villages to govern their subjects, not collecting FAT CHEQUES while their people are living in abject poverty.
*As for Ro Kepa, she failed to be elected to Parliament in the last election. Her own subjects REJECTED her as a parliamentarian.
*For 16 years, we had Bainimarama-Khaiyum dictatorship, for the CHIEFS took to drinking 'homebrew'. We never saw them on the streets of Fiji, protesting against dictatorship. Neither did we see Sitiveni Rabuka or President Katonivere. In fact, he was up there, with the FijiFIRST Party.
*We presume the Fiji Sun meant DUEL and not DUAL?

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Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is adamant Ratu Wiliame Katonivere will serve another term as President after his term expires in November this year.

This, despite the strong push from the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA), for Rewa’s paramount chief, Ro Teimumu Kepa, to be appointed President when Ratu Wiliame’s term ends.

SODELPA general secretary Viliame Takayawa said it was time for a woman to be appointed as President of Fiji.

“We have had President’s from the Kubuna and Tovata confederacies, but not from the Burebasaga Confederacy. So, it’s time to make it happen,” Mr Takayawa said.

SODELPA has been advocating for Ro Teimumu to become the first female President of Fiji. However, this is not stipulated in the Coalition Agreement.

Mr Rabuka said no one had served the presidency role for only one term.

“We have not come to that issue yet. It will be dependent on the arrangements with the current president,” Mr Rabuka said.

“He can be appointed for another term.”

According to Section 85 of the 2013 Constitution, the President holds office for three years and is eligible for re-appointment for one further term of three years, but is not eligible for re-appointment after that.
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Mr Rabuka said Ratu Wiliame had served in the role well and was capable to go again for another term.

From Fijileaks Archive, 22 October 2021

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SODELPA's then Opposition Whip Lynda Tabuya had nominated Ro Kepa

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